CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — David Baltazar Jr., the owner of Baltazar Boxing Gym in Corpus Christi, has died.
For years, Baltazar used his gym on the west side to give kids and young boxers a place to train, learn, and find their fight. Friends, family, and boxers are filling Facebook with memories, remembering a man who left his mark on the sport and on the community.
The community remembered Baltazar as one of Corpus Christi's boxing legends.
His son, David Baltazar III, said he will take over the gym so kids in the community can have something positive to do.
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