By: Sean Crose
Dead boxing enthusiasts might want to check this out: more than fourteen thousand people attended a single Saturday boxing class in Mexico City. With respected teachers like Jose Cuevas, Erik Morales and Andy Ruiz Jr leading the half-hour of class, students dressed in the red, white, and green of the Mexican flag took part in sweet science at the Zocalo of Mexico. city. Based on ESPN “This event broke the Guinness World Record for the largest boxing division in the world… the previous record was held by Moscow, Russia, as it held a large boxing class with 3,250 participants in Red Square.”
Without a doubt, Saturday’s record-breaking class was a colorful affair. However, it’s hard to imagine how much boxing you learned in Mexico City this weekend. No problem. This is a gathering designed with the purpose of breaking records. “Guinness representatives, Mr. Carlos Tapia Rojas and Mr. Alfredo Arista,” World Boxing Council wrote, “together with honorary witnesses, the presidents of the Municipal Boxing Commission from Mexico, Ciro Nucci and Fernando Romero, confirmed the record and presented the certificate.” A total of 14,200 individuals gathered to break the uber class record.
