Sammy Ayala
Encyclopedia
Sammy Ayala is a retired Mexican American
professional boxer
in the Welterweight
division.
, Paulie Ayala
, Tony Ayala, Jr.
and the son of trainer Tony Ayala, Sr.
.
Mexican American
Mexican Americans are Americans of Mexican descent. As of July 2009, Mexican Americans make up 10.3% of the United States' population with over 31,689,000 Americans listed as of Mexican ancestry. Mexican Americans comprise 66% of all Hispanics and Latinos in the United States...
professional boxer
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...
in the Welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
division.
Early life
Sammy is the brother of former boxers Mike AyalaMike Ayala
Mike Ayala is a retired Mexican American professional boxer in the Featherweight division. Ayala is the former NABF Super Bantamweight and NABF Featherweight Champion.-Early life:...
, Paulie Ayala
Paulie Ayala (featherweight boxer)
Paulie Ayala is a retired Mexican American professional boxer in the Featherweight division.-Early life:...
, Tony Ayala, Jr.
Tony Ayala, Jr.
Antonio Ayala Jr. is a former Mexican-American boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He began his professional career in 1980, and by 1982 he had compiled a record of 22 wins and no losses, with 19 knockouts. Ayala has two brothers who were boxers, Mike Ayala and Sammy Ayala.-Early life:Ayala...
and the son of trainer Tony Ayala, Sr.
Tony Ayala, Sr.
Antonio Ayala is a retired Mexican American professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division and professional Boxing trainer.-Training career:...
Amateur career
In 1975 Ayala was a National Junior Olympics champion at 119 pounds. Then in 1977 he won the National Golden Gloves at LightweightLightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
.