Marcus Atkinson
HispanicOhio.com
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This is the first of what we hope to be weekly articles, following Wilkins Santiago on his jounrey to obtaining a boxing championship.
Wilkins Santiago was ringside this past Saturday as he watched the Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero fight. It is quite possibly the first time since leaving for Los Vegas he had a true break.
The Lorain native has an intense training regiment, aside from the typical gym training, Santiago runs in high altitude to build endurance. He says it helps build breathing capacity, he says it will help in his fight May 25.
Wilkins (8-0) left Lorain to pursue his dream and to become a champion and bring that championship belt to his home city.
“The training is much more intense out here,” Wilkins said. “It’s harder to breathe out here, you have to stay focused.”
There is no doubt that determination and focus is what brought him to the Mayweather camp; it’s how he was able to sit and watch a champ go 44-0. In the camp, Wilkins spars with other boxers, in Vegas he eats breaths and sleeps boxing, a place where he can devote his entire time to becoming a champion.
“It’s all hard work and consistent training,” Wilkins said. “It’s nonstop every day, sometimes it’s tough but you got to keep pushing.”
Wilkins will be fighting May 25 in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania.
For tickets you can contact Wilkins himself at 440-670-1701