<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">Boxing
is one of the most competitive and adrenaline induced sport. Being able to use
both your mental and physical capacities simultaneously to knock your opponent
down, literally, is no easy feat. Though the sensation of the fight, with all
its sweat and glory, is entertaining to those who are fans of the sport; the
actual fight is outside the ring.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">Amateur boxer Kenny Vargas from
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has been his own worst enemy. Now 28 years old, Kenny
has been boxing since the tender age of 16. Eager to put his street fighting
credibility into productive use, he decided to join boxing. Through the
suggestion of his mentor, Luis Collazo, former World Boxing Association
Welterweight Champion, Kenny is about to embark on a colossal journey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">PM: How do you get to become a
boxer?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">KV: Determination, never quitting
and setting yourself apart from the rest. Being faster, hitting harder, showing
your all on the ring.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">PM: What
goes through your mind once that bell rings?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">KV: Everything.
Mostly, how am I going to defeat my opponent. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">PM: What’s
the training process?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">KV: You
have to be 110% focused. Jogging a few miles, swimming, eating healthy, getting
enough sleep and rest for your body to recuperate and always striving for more.
More miles, more laps, more of everything.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">PM: What
are your strengths &amp; weaknesses?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">KV: My
strength is that I have heart, and I have the desire to win every time. My
weakness is losing. When this happens I feel like I let everyone down, and that’s
a scary feeling.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">PM: Who
is your inspiration? <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">KV: Aaron
Pryor and Luis Collazo. I have posters of Aaron Pryor in my locker room to get
that edge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">PM: Do
the ladies like that you box?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">KV: Of
course (laughs)! Women love men who are in control. They feel safe knowing that
they’re protected.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">PM: Any advice
for aspiring boxers?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">KV: Fear
nothing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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