{"id":426467,"date":"2026-09-04T21:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T21:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/426467\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T21:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T21:22:14","slug":"david-baltazar-jr-owner-of-baltazar-boxing-gym-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/426467\/","title":{"rendered":"David Baltazar Jr., owner of Baltazar Boxing Gym, dies"},"content":{"rendered":"

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx \u2014 David Baltazar Jr., the owner of Baltazar Boxing Gym in Corpus Christi, has died.<\/p>\n

For years, Baltazar used his gym on the west side to give kids and young boxers a place to train, learn, and find their fight. Friends, family, and boxers are filling Facebook with memories, remembering a man who left his mark on the sport and on the community.<\/p>\n

David Baltazar Jr., owner of Baltazar Boxing Gym, dies<\/p>\n

The community remembered Baltazar as one of Corpus Christi’s boxing legends.<\/p>\n

His son, David Baltazar III, said he will take over the gym so kids in the community can have something positive to do.<\/p>\n

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