Adam Flores Cruz (born August 27, 1970) is a Mexican/American former professional boxer in the heavyweight division. He was a member of the 1996 Mexican Olympic Selection team that went on to compete in the 1996 Olympic Box offs in Halifax, Canada and was trained by Eduardo Garcia at La Colonia Boxing Club.[1]

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Amateur career

Adam was a standout athlete both in football and wrestling at Buena High, capturing the 1988 Wrestling C.I.F 3A Division Heavyweight Championship and in Moorpark College where he earned All-State, All-American along with Most Valuable Wrestler (MVP) and Team Captain award honors. He also earned a spot on the Mexican Selection Team to compete in the 1996 Olympics Box Off's in Halifax, Canada.[2]

Professional career

In April 2000, Flores took out the undefeated Gregory Dial by first-round K.O. The bout was held in Salem, Oregon.[3]

Training career

After his fighting career was over, he started up the World Crown Sports Training Center. Where prospects and world champions train.[4]

Boxers trained

• Sergio Martínez, a two-time World Champion and the number two pound-for-pound boxer in the world.
• Rogelio Vargas, undefeated prospect and brother of former World Champion Fernando Vargas.
• Lucas Matthysse, a top rated Light Welterweight.
• Javier Fortuna, an undefeated Featherweight prospect.

Film appearance

Flores was in the film Snake Eyes as the boxer José "Pacifico" Ruiz, where he knocks out Stan Shaw's character heavyweight champion Lincoln Tyler.

References

External links

• Adam Flores at IMDb
• Boxing record for Adam Flores from BoxRec (registration required)

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