What Does It Take To Be A Champion

It is not easy to become a champion, it takes determination, practice, discipline and a commitment to never give up, give in, back up, back down, quit or walk away.  You may not be able to put your finger on exactly what makes a person a champion but something special is definitely there. Undoubtedly the most important quality that all champions share is an unwavering belief that they will succeed. Sugar Ray Robinson said, “To be a champion you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.” Champions know that if they persist long enough, eventually they must succeed. When it comes time to train they turn everything else off and zero in on what they are doing. Work is anything you’re doing when you’d rather be doing something else. Champions are doing what they love, so to them it’s not work at all. There are no days off.  You must do something everyday to improve: getting closer to your fight weight, fine tuning your technique, improving your cardio, studying fight film.  If it was easy, everyone could do it and there would be no difference between an ordinary fighter and an extraordinary one.

Congratulations to: 
James Dorris, Folsom Police Dept -Masters UCA Jr Heavyweight Champion, 
BJ Adkins, Raleigh County Sheriffs Dept – UCA Jr Welterweight Champion, 
Chris Dubinasky, Camp Pendleton Fire Dept, – 2 Division UCA Heavyweight and Super Heavyweight Champion, 
Joe Fuentes, City of Miami Fire Rescue, – Masters UCA Welterweight Champion, 
Aurelio Vazquez, LAPD – Masters UCA Jr Cruiserweight Champion, 
Sterling Ingram, U.S Navy – UCA Super Middleweight Champion.