Rob Garcia is a professional boxing

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 and conditioning coach, based out of San Diego, California

San Diego, California

San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...

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Biography

Rob Garcia was born in Los Angeles, but was raised in Hawaii, where he had a long career as an amateur boxer. Garcia eventually moved back to the mainland U.S., graduating from San Diego State University in 1997 with a degree in Exercise Science. After college, he started studying under renowned strength and conditioning experts such as Paul Chek, and then became the youngest coach ever selected for the U.S. Boxing Team.

He started training professional athletes immediately afterwards, and in 2001, was selected by Oscar De La Hoya to be his head Strength and Conditioning Coach. Garcia stayed in this position for 8 years, working alongside De La Hoya's boxing coaches Freddie Roach and Floyd Mayweather, Sr. continuously. Absorbing the knowledge learned from two of boxing's greatest coaches, Garcia became a professional boxing coach himself as well as continuing his conditioning career.

He currently coaches professional boxers and MMA fighters such as KJ Noons and Joe Duarte

Joe Duarte

Joe Duarte is a professional mixed martial artist from Guam, and is of native Chamorro descent. He has trained in various combat arts including Western boxing, Muay Thai, freestyle wrestling, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.He currently trains at The Arena Mixed Martial Arts gym in San Diego,...

 at The Arena, the well-known MMA gym based out of San Diego.