15-year-old boxer Juan Saucedo thriving at city gym

 
ROBERT PRZYBYLO
Published: July 9, 2009

Some of the fighters at the Azteca Boxing Club in Oklahoma City are a little reluctant to spar with 15-year-old Juan Saucedo . He’s young, and they’re afraid of hitting him.

It doesn’t take long for the roles to be reversed as Saucedo, a student at Capitol Hill High, has quickly become one of the best boxing prospects in the nation.

"I’ve been in boxing for more than 40 years, and...


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