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EPISODE: Episode 19
Mike and Cedric discuss 5’3″ Yadira Bustillos born on May 11, 2000, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is of Mexican descent.
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Foreign [, Music, ] fight fans, thanks for tuning in to today’s episode of knuckle up with yours, truly Mike Orr, and you know what day it is.
It is Friday.
So that means we will be profiling, a young hungry individual.
That is, for you, guys to watch.
Actually so today we’re going to be talking about a wonderful girl by the name of Yadira bastillos guys, if you don’t know who this girl is, she is young, hungry and undefeated she’s 6-0 right now, in that light, fly Division and this young 22 year old, who Resides out of Las Vegas Nevada and is 5’3 Orthodox fighter.
She is ranked number one in that division right now in the United States, uh just behind her.
We’Ve got Catherine lindemuth and Tara libowitz so, and her world rankings right now guys she’s ranked 18th out of 139, so she’s slowly, climbing up these ranks guys be on the lookout for her.
She is fighting this weekend, which is great, so you guys will have some time to see her.
She will be fighting for, I guess her seventh profite now and she will be taking on Esmerelda Torres Ramirez, who is 5 14 and four, and this one will be a big punch arena in Tijuana um.
You know Yadira she uh she’s, one of these young girls who uh you know was introduced into the gym uh.
She her brother, was shocked and surprised when she showed up to the gym and uh.
He asked if her parents knew she was there and she said uh yet uh and he responded that to her.
He better, not let them know uh Yadira she’s.
She just fell in love with the sport and the aspect of the sport and the training and the drills were some of the most difficult exercises that she had ever done.
She thought she was in decent shape because she did CrossFit at school, but there was no comparison after about two and a half months into training.
She had her first sparring session uh.
She she said that there was no other girls her size, so she had to spar with the boys and even though they tried to take it easy, they hit her, they hit her hard and they punched, you know, and they punched her even harder.
It was great um, guys man, so this girl she’s still sludge the ring man she’s 6-0 right now, she’s on her seventh fight guys.
She is fighting this.
I believe it’s this upcoming weekend, so you know what be on the lookout for this young.
This young girl man, this five three firecracker out of Las Vegas Nevada.
You know her father was born and raised in Durango Mexico.
Your dira’s mother was born in Torrance California area, but raised in Durango Mexico.
She graduated graduated from West Preparatory Academy on May 8, 2019 uh graduating with an advanced diploma and a 3.
8 GPA.
Her plan was to continue her education and further further to date.
Uh at UNLV is where she would like to attend.
Um.
You know she was introduced to boxing uh when her uncle and brother, who were both boxing at the time, took her to that amateur box took her to an amateur boxing event.
Uh it was there.
She was introduced to Gil Martinez.
Who today is her coach and you know it’s uh, it’s been a recipe for success.
To be honest, if you look at it so guys, you heard it here, man I was telling you guys watch out for you Dira she’s, going to be coming to an event near you.
She is fighting this weekend guys on the 29th against Esmerelda Torres Ramirez uh, who is 5 14 and four this one.
You know for a seventh fight, it’s looking like a pretty good one.
Uh.
This event is going to be taking place.
Big punch Arena, Tijuana Baja, California, Mexico, um yeah, there’s a lot of good up-and-comers on this card as well.
So guys you won’t be uh.
You won’t be sad uh to tune into this one and watch it.
If you get the opportunity to it’s Friday guys, you know what it is.
We got the panel tonight at seven o’clock so guys come join me at seven.
While we talk boxing this weekend, you guys, you know, there’s a whole bunch of boxing stuff going on this weekend.
If you don’t know, we got Katie Taylor’s card going up.
We got JoJo Diaz card, we got the lomachenko card, so there’s lots to talk about guys tonight.
So make sure you come join me.
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On this channel, you know what it is man, it’s your man Mike say, watch out for you Darren bastillos.
You heard it here, Knuckle Up.
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