One of the brightest new stars shining out of the border town of Tijuana, MX, super featherweight Emilio Bojorquez is ready to step up and take his first challenge on this side of the border when he takes his spot in a six round bout versus TBA in the Bobby D. Presents fight card “Battle De Mayo” on May 22nd, “I am ready physically and mentally for this fight.  I am happy that I am going to be able to show my family and the boxing fans on the other side of the border why they call me ‘el consentido de Tijuana’ (Tijuana’s favorite),” Bojorquez states with a playful smile.

“I like to fight and win.  I think for all fighters, that is their favorite thing.  I like to throw punches and every once in a while receive one or two to see how much I can take,” spoken like a true Mexican warrior, 20 year old Navajoa, MX native Emilio first visited a gym when his father, a life long boxing fan took him down to the Moran Boxing Club in the heart of his adopted hometown of Tijuana, MX. 

“My dad used to put gloves on the neighborhood kids and have us fight when I was like seven or eight years old.  When he started taking me to the fights at the municipal auditorium and I saw the lights and the action, I knew that was what I wanted to do.”  Under the watchful eye of the legendary Pedro Moran Sr. and later his son Pedro Jr., Bojorquez fought in his first amateur fight with only two weeks of training at the tender age of nine.  “He showed a lot of interest in boxing and he is a quick study so that helped in teaching him,” Pedro Moran Jr. adds.

With a victory in his first bout, Bojorquez embarked on an impressive 85-9 35KO amateur career collecting hardware along the way.  Emilio finished 4th in the ‘04 Pan-American games, earned gold in the ’04 Mexican national Olympics, state championships in ’04-’06 and a spot on the Mexican Olympic Committee team in ’04 thru ’06 sharing gym floor space with the likes of super welterweight sensation Alfredo Angulo, NABF bantamweight champ Abner Mares and super lightweight prospect Jorge Paez Jr. 

His stay in Mexico City with the national team is an experience, which he remembers fondly, “At the Committee, it was just a great atmosphere.  I was immersed in boxing and there is much to learn with all the different fighters and their styles.”

Emilio Bojorquez turned pro in the featherweight division under the searing bright lights of his hometown on Sept. of ‘06 against Rolando Lerma.  “That has been my toughest opponent to date.  He was a late replacement and a lefty; I hadn’t trained for a lefty.  It was a hard fought four round unanimous decision.  I received two cuts.  But I was able to look good in front of my home crowd and I think they left satisfied and that is the most important thing for me.  I was able to show my heart…”

Since then, Bojorquez has gone on a tear with a total ledger of 9-1 with seven of those wins coming in the short route.  Known for his above average boxing technique and punching power from either fist, Bojorquez is not afraid to mix it up “he knows how to box but he can adapt to the fight that is presented to him.  He is always in great shape, he is accurate with his punches and he hits hard.  He can decipher his opponent’s style in the first minute of the bout and figure out how to beat him but still listens intently in the corner,” Moran Jr. states.

The middle child of a supportive family, Bojorquez as well as his team see glory in his future “with dedication, hard work and discipline he can dispute for a world title,” Moran Jr. says.

Bojorquez agrees “within five years I see myself with a world title surrounded by my family, none of them needing of anything.”

Tickets are still available for “Battle De Mayo” where Emilio Bojorquez will be making his much-anticipated U.S. debut, contact 619.420.8866 or visit www.sdfights.com for more info.