WELCOME TO WILDCARD
THE HOUSE THAT FREDDIE BUILT
The t-shirts behind the counter say it all. “It ain’t easy.” The people who train at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club know that neither boxing, nor life, is easy. The harder you train, the more respect you earn. And the harder you fight, the more fights you win — inside the ring and out.
For 33 years, Freddie Roach and the strip-mall gym at the corner of Santa Monica Blvd and Vine has been the heart and soul of Los Angeles boxing. As the training home of more than 35+ World Champions, including Miguel Cotto, Amir Khan, James Toney, and 8-division World Champion Manny Pacquiao, Wild Card Boxing has produced some of the best talent the sport of boxing has ever seen.
Originally from the Boston area, Freddie began his pro boxing career as a brawling featherweight. He and his brothers Al, Pepper, Joey and Paul Jr. were trained by their father Paul, and the “Fighting Roach Brothers” became local legends. After 150 amateur fights, Freddie turned pro at the age of 18. He was trained and mentored by Hall-of-Famer Eddie Futch, and from 1978 to 1986 fought his way to a 41-13-0 record with 17 KOs. The sport took its toll physically, but Freddie’s love for boxing never waned.
Upon retirement Freddie began training boxers, and a few years later moved to LA. In 1995, he opened The Wild Card Boxing Club and the rest is history — a 7-time “Trainer of the Year,” more than 40 World Champions, and a 2012 induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. In a town full of stars, it ain’t easy to rise above the glitter and glitz to become a superstar. And while that was never the goal, Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club is now a Hollywood icon in and of itself. A humble, strip-mall gym where neighborhood locals, world famous movie stars, and world-champion boxers train, spar, and sweat side-by-side 365 days a year (all for just $5 a day).
Ring City USA is proud to call the Wild Card Boxing Club home for our first three events, starting November 19th on NBC SN. Join us live, at 9 PM EST.
WELCOME TO WILDCARD
THE HOUSE THAT FREDDIE BUILT
The t-shirts behind the counter say it all. “It ain’t easy.” The people who train at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club know that neither boxing, nor life, is easy. The harder you train, the more respect you earn. And the harder you fight, the more fights you win — inside the ring and out.
For 33 years, Freddie Roach and the strip-mall gym at the corner of Santa Monica Blvd and Vine has been the heart and soul of Los Angeles boxing. As the training home of more than 35+ World Champions, including Miguel Cotto, Amir Khan, James Toney, and 8-division World Champion Manny Pacquiao, Wild Card Boxing has produced some of the best talent the sport of boxing has ever seen.
Originally from the Boston area, Freddie began his pro boxing career as a brawling featherweight. He and his brothers Al, Pepper, Joey and Paul Jr. were trained by their father Paul, and the “Fighting Roach Brothers” became local legends. After 150 amateur fights, Freddie turned pro at the age of 18. He was trained and mentored by Hall-of-Famer Eddie Futch, and from 1978 to 1986 fought his way to a 41-13-0 record with 17 KOs. The sport took its toll physically, but Freddie’s love for boxing never waned.
Upon retirement Freddie began training boxers, and a few years later moved to LA. In 1995, he opened The Wild Card Boxing Club and the rest is history — a 7-time “Trainer of the Year,” more than 40 World Champions, and a 2012 induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. In a town full of stars, it ain’t easy to rise above the glitter and glitz to become a superstar. And while that was never the goal, Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club is now a Hollywood icon in and of itself. A humble, strip-mall gym where neighborhood locals, world famous movie stars, and world-champion boxers train, spar, and sweat side-by-side 365 days a year (all for just $5 a day).
Ring City USA is proud to call the Wild Card Boxing Club home for our first three events, starting November 19th on NBC SN. Join us live, at 9 PM EST.
WELCOME TO WILDCARD
THE HOUSE THAT FREDDIE BUILT
The t-shirts behind the counter say it all. “It ain’t easy.” The people who train at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club know that neither boxing, nor life, is easy. The harder you train, the more respect you earn. And the harder you fight, the more fights you win — inside the ring and out.
For 33 years, Freddie Roach and the strip-mall gym at the corner of Santa Monica Blvd and Vine has been the heart and soul of Los Angeles boxing. As the training home of more than 35+ World Champions, including Miguel Cotto, Amir Khan, James Toney, and 8-division World Champion Manny Pacquiao, Wild Card Boxing has produced some of the best talent the sport of boxing has ever seen.
Originally from the Boston area, Freddie began his pro boxing career as a brawling featherweight. He and his brothers Al, Pepper, Joey and Paul Jr. were trained by their father Paul, and the “Fighting Roach Brothers” became local legends. After 150 amateur fights, Freddie turned pro at the age of 18. He was trained and mentored by Hall-of-Famer Eddie Futch, and from 1978 to 1986 fought his way to a 41-13-0 record with 17 KOs. The sport took its toll physically, but Freddie’s love for boxing never waned.
Upon retirement Freddie began training boxers, and a few years later moved to LA. In 1995, he opened The Wild Card Boxing Club and the rest is history — a 7-time “Trainer of the Year,” more than 40 World Champions, and a 2012 induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. In a town full of stars, it ain’t easy to rise above the glitter and glitz to become a superstar. And while that was never the goal, Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club is now a Hollywood icon in and of itself. A humble, strip-mall gym where neighborhood locals, world famous movie stars, and world-champion boxers train, spar, and sweat side-by-side 365 days a year (all for just $5 a day).
Ring City USA is proud to call the Wild Card Boxing Club home for our first three events, starting November 19th on NBC SN. Join us live, at 9 PM EST.
