Robert Garcia has trained world champion boxers, from his brother Mikey Garcia to Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez.
Now, at his new gym in Moreno Valley, the Riverside resident is training everyone from kids around the neighborhood to tomorrow’s potential boxing stars.
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Robert Garcia watches Jaykob Salazar, a 16-year-old Riverside resident, work out with a punching bag at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in the Moreno Valley Mall on Monday, March 24, 2025. Garcia, a former International Boxing Federation Super Featherweight champion who has trained world champions, was named the 2024 Ring Magazine Trainer of the Year. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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Robert Garcia watches Jaykob Salazar, a 16-year-old Riverside resident, work out with a punching bag at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in the Moreno Valley Mall on Monday, March 24, 2025. Garcia, a former International Boxing Federation Super Featherweight champion who has trained world champions, was named the 2024 Ring Magazine Trainer of the Year. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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The new Robert Garcia Boxing Academy is open for business, training youths, amateur and pro fighters alike.
Tucked into the Moreno Valley Mall near the Harkins Theatres, the retired boxer’s gym had a Saturday, March 8, grand opening and ribbon cutting.
Garcia was named the 2024 Ring Magazine Trainer of the Year and is a former International Boxing Federation Super Featherweight champion.
“My goal is to bring world-class coaching to fighters everywhere, helping them build successful careers inside and outside the ring,” Garcia said in a news release.
The academy runs its youth program Mondays through Thursdays, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., with open sessions on Fridays, the release states.
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