Joe Goossen on Working With Frank Sanchez: 'He Was a Byproduct of The Ryan Garcia Scenario'
BY SEAN NAM
Published Tue Jun 21, 2022, 09:24 AM EDT
Joe Goossen evidently got more than Ryan Garcia when the lightweight attraction decided to link up with the respected trainer earlier this year.
Goossen also eventually became the charge of Frank Sanchez, the 29-year-old, undefeated Cuban heavyweight contender. Like Garcia, Sanchez was a former mentee of Eddy Reynoso, the head trainer of undisputed 168-pound champion Canelo Alvarez and former two-division titlist Oscar Valdez.
Garcia sparked headlines in February when he decided to leave Reynoso, regarded as one of the top trainers in the sport, ahead of Garcia’s scheduled bout with Emmanuel Tagoe of Ghana. It was a surprising move because the partnership was generally thought of as a success, with all five of Garcia’s fights under Reynoso coming by way of stoppage. Reynoso is based in San Diego, where he runs a gym.
Garcia won an uneventful 12-round decision over Tagoe in April at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Under Reynoso, Sanchez picked up arguably the best win of his career thus far, a dominant points win over Efe Ajagba last October.
Goossen opened up recently about how Sanchez landed in his stable, saying that the fact that Sanchez shares the same manager as Garcia – Lupe Valencia – was the impetus for the change.
“Frank Sanchez is a byproduct of the Ryan Garcia scenario because Lupe Valencia is his manager as well,” Goossen said on The 3 Knockdown Rule on Triller. “Henry Garcia, Ryan’s dad, works with Frank as well up in San Diego. So now Frank is at my gym as well.”
Goossen trains his fighters out of the Ten Goose Boxing Gym in Van Nuys, just north of Los Angeles, where Sanchez has joined a heavyweight-rich stable. Goossen hopes to have his first ring outing with Sanchez in July.
“So between Chris Arreola, who’s going to be fighting in August, Frank Sanchez, who is going to be fighting I believe in early July, and then I’ve got Geovany Bruzón out of Cuba. And one of my favorites is a fighter from the Olympic team over in Armenia, Gurgen Hovhannisyan, 6’6”, 280 [pounds].
“I’ve got four heavyweights and Ryan, five guys, but I give a lot of time to each guy individually. Like I say I’ve got no complaints at all.”
BY SEAN NAM
Published Tue Jun 21, 2022, 09:24 AM EDT
Joe Goossen evidently got more than Ryan Garcia when the lightweight attraction decided to link up with the respected trainer earlier this year.
Goossen also eventually became the charge of Frank Sanchez, the 29-year-old, undefeated Cuban heavyweight contender. Like Garcia, Sanchez was a former mentee of Eddy Reynoso, the head trainer of undisputed 168-pound champion Canelo Alvarez and former two-division titlist Oscar Valdez.
Garcia sparked headlines in February when he decided to leave Reynoso, regarded as one of the top trainers in the sport, ahead of Garcia’s scheduled bout with Emmanuel Tagoe of Ghana. It was a surprising move because the partnership was generally thought of as a success, with all five of Garcia’s fights under Reynoso coming by way of stoppage. Reynoso is based in San Diego, where he runs a gym.
Garcia won an uneventful 12-round decision over Tagoe in April at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Under Reynoso, Sanchez picked up arguably the best win of his career thus far, a dominant points win over Efe Ajagba last October.
Goossen opened up recently about how Sanchez landed in his stable, saying that the fact that Sanchez shares the same manager as Garcia – Lupe Valencia – was the impetus for the change.
“Frank Sanchez is a byproduct of the Ryan Garcia scenario because Lupe Valencia is his manager as well,” Goossen said on The 3 Knockdown Rule on Triller. “Henry Garcia, Ryan’s dad, works with Frank as well up in San Diego. So now Frank is at my gym as well.”
Goossen trains his fighters out of the Ten Goose Boxing Gym in Van Nuys, just north of Los Angeles, where Sanchez has joined a heavyweight-rich stable. Goossen hopes to have his first ring outing with Sanchez in July.
“So between Chris Arreola, who’s going to be fighting in August, Frank Sanchez, who is going to be fighting I believe in early July, and then I’ve got Geovany Bruzón out of Cuba. And one of my favorites is a fighter from the Olympic team over in Armenia, Gurgen Hovhannisyan, 6’6”, 280 [pounds].
“I’ve got four heavyweights and Ryan, five guys, but I give a lot of time to each guy individually. Like I say I’ve got no complaints at all.”
