FAMED PUERTO RICAN TRAINER/VIETNAM VETERAN SIACA SR. PASSES AWAY
April 26, 2024
Simon Ruvalcaba
Punchline.live would like to send condolences to the Siaca family in Puerto Rico on the passing of Manny Siaca Sr. Through various social media platform posts, Punchline has learned of the passing of very popular trainer and Vietnam War Veteran Manny Siaca Sr. who trained among many others, Edwin Rosario.
His two Sons Manny Siaca Jr. and Manuel Siaca also fought professionally. Manuel a Super Bantamweight in the 90’s and former WBA Super Middleweight Champion Manny Jr. who defeated Anthony Mundine for the title and was active from 1997-2014.
About the Editor
Army Veteran and former Professional Boxer Simon Ruvalcaba started boxing at the age of ten and Had a 71 fight amateur career which featured a 139 lbs. 1998 8th U.S. Army Boxing Championship out of Camp Casey, Korea and a spot on the prestigious Army Boxing Team at Fort Hood, TX. After a journeyman pro career of 18 fights, which included sparring sessions with many champions and contenders including Julio Cesar Chavez and Pernell “Sweat Pea” Whitaker, Simon started writing and has contributed to many publications and websites including fighthype.com, pound4pound.com, Tahoe Daily Tribune (South Lake Tahoe, CA), Nevada Appeal (Carson City, NV). He has also been the Boxing Instructor for Ken Shamrock and The Lions Den and was MMA and Bareknuckle star Paige VanZant’s first boxing coach!
Born and Raised in South Lake Tahoe, California he now resides in Sun Valley, Nevada and spends as much time as possible with his Sons Gabriel and Oscar! Beyond boxing, Simon is an all around sports fanatic and is passionate about the teams that he roots for. Simon also works as a Sportsbook Supervisor for Caesars Sportsbook in Lake Tahoe.
