CAM F AWESOME: “DON’T TURN PRO IF YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING IT FOR THE MONEY”
April 27, 2024
By: Simon Ruvalcaba
@Mister_Boxing
Punchline caught up with the always positive Cam F Awesome who was in attendance for the USA Boxing Western Qualifier in Reno, Nevada. Check out what he has to say and the advice he gives to young fighters…oh, and Cam assumes wrong as we are still a low budget establishment, but hopefully this interview helps Punchline afford state of the art graphic capabilities…lol.
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.
