Meet Jesus Vasquez Jr | Athlete, Entertainer

I want to be remembered as, not only as an entertainer but a person who cared & gave the best he could. A role mode, and a hell of a father. By cared I mean, I cared for the world, I cared for my people the Hispanic/Latinos, my family and people who grew up like me with nothing. That’s why I fight, I don’t fight for me anymore. I think I would be retired if it was for me, I would want to be remembered as the greatest of all time but it’s bigger than that. I fight to make a difference. One day I’ll have a voice, I’ll be able to stand up & make difference. This world is broken, and it’s up to us to clean it up. I don’t my think about my legacy that much, I just want to be happy and enjoy the time I still have while I’m here.

We would totally run out of time. We’re definitely hitting up different coffee shops every morning. It’s October so we are definitely going to the mountains to watch fall happen. Rocky Mountain national park, Glenwood canyon, Boulder, Aspen, telluride. We are eating Arepas at Avanti & hopefully catch a Rockies, Broncos, or pre season nuggets game!

My childhood club Denver Police brotherhood. They are the reason I’m here, they gave me a place to train free of charge and gave me an opportunity. Not only that they believed in me. My father Jesus SR found this gym because of its program that was free for the youth to help keep us out of the streets. They immediately saw how dedicated and hard working I was, so they invited me to start competing in tournaments and that’s when I started my amateur career. I won 158 fights and won 4 national titles with them. They sponsored my entire amateur career, I didn’t have to pay a dime out of my pocket. I traveled all over the US and different countries to fight under this gym. Former policemen now director CC Edwards and former detective now head coach Leroy Miller always believed in me, so much that they are still a part of my team even now in my professional career. Leroy Miller who is still my head coach also deserves a lot of props because he puts just as much amount of work as I do behind the scenes. Loyalty just runs in my blood, i started with these guys and I plan on finishing with them. I couldn’t have done it without them and I just want to give them credit when it’s due. I would like to give them a shoutout. Thank you so much for all that you did for me, I appreciate you so much and I couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you! We are not done yet, jobs not finished!