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Jeff Cisneros: boxer, trainer, promoter, LA Boxing member
Mixing it up in the gym and the ring
The super-fit athletes unleash boxing, wrestling, kickboxing and jiujitsu in their cage duels Friday.
Mixed martial arts competitors maintain a high level of cardio fitness. Boxer, trainer and promoter Jeff Cisneros knows this from his time in the ring. But when he talks about “heart,” he’s not just talking about muscle.
“Your heart feels like it’s going to come through your chest. It’s pure intensity,” says Cisneros, 30, who fought in 29 amateur boxing bouts in his younger years.
Playing off the annual CU vs. CSU grudge match, Cisneros created the Rocky Mountain Beatdown as part of his series of cage fights at the Grizzly Rose nightclub. The event Friday pits fans and alums of the two schools in eight amateur mixed martial arts fights of three 3-minute rounds…
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