New Haven Boxing Gym Counts No One Out
“I always used to be in trouble before I came here" - Carlos Casul
A year after he opened his Fair Haven gym, Luis Rosa, Sr. is prepping three boxers for pro fights at Foxwoods—and helping a younger teen ditch drugs, drop weight, and start eating salad.
Luis Rosa, Sr. (at right in photo), runs the Boxing In Faith Gym, which opened in May, 2009 at 134 Grand Ave. in Fair Haven, in the heart of the city’s Latino community.
On Wednesday, he found himself lacing up the gloves of Edwin Soto (at left in photo), a 20-year-old, Puerto Rico-born light welterweight. Soto, who’s undefeated after five pro fights, is one of three of Rosa’s boxers preparing for professional competitions this weekend.
As the not-for-profit gym enters its second year, Rosa is drawing a stream of young fighters off the streets and into the ring. Between training fighters, he shared some early results, both in the spotlight and behind the scenes, where he said it really counts.
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Boxing in Faith Gym
Carlos Casul is my boyfriend and we have been together for two years already. When I first met him he was a big trouble maker and was always being called into the pricipals office. I'm so glad he found the Boxing in Faith gym because he has made a complete turn around. No more trouble, and he is making me and his family proud. His trainer Luis Rosa as well as everyone else in the gym has taught him to dedicate himself to something he loves, and he can do it staying out of trouble. I support Boxing in Faith 100% because it's helped make his life a bit easier even though he has to train hard. Get ready to see him on TV fighting as a pro because I know that he will make it big.
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