Support Jessie Martinez's Pro Boxing Debut

Hello, dearest friends, First off, I’d like to thank God for the opportunity he has given my brother to compete and strive for his goal of becoming a professional boxer. I have set this GoFundMe up for my brother, Jessie Martinez, who is aiming to become a professional boxer. I feel the need to help him on his journey and would appreciate it if friends, family, and his community could come together and do the same. He will be having his professional debut in Mexico City, where he currently won an international WBC amateur CHAMPIONSHIP!! He has been looking for sponsors, but donations are welcome as well. There is no recommended amount for donations as anything will be greatly appreciated. The sponsors, on the other hand, will be given the opportunity to put their logo on a shirt that he will wear during training sessions, such as runs, biking, and sparring sessions with other gyms and professional boxers. To have your company logo on his shirt, it would be $100. A shirt with all other companies will be given to everyone who paid the $100. Companies with the highest sponsorship will be given the opportunity to have their logo (the logo of your choice) on his fight trunks the day of his debut. There is limited space on the trunks, which is why we wanted to give people the opportunity to still feel like a part of Jessie’s journey with the shirt option.

A short story about Jessie's life.

Jessie is one of many brothers. He was brought up in sports (shoutout to our uncle Lupe Martinez who took him on his very first run when he was 8 years old). He ran 8 miles, which he said he greatly enjoyed since it pushed him past limits he didn’t know he had. That one run started his running career. Our uncle would take us on runs whether it was raining, snowing, windy, cold, or hot; it didn’t matter, we were out there on the track or hitting the trails with our uncle. Jessie ran from elementary to high school. Jessie had many accomplishments, including middle school, high school, and state records. In high school, he moved on to wrestling, soccer, and boxing. Jessie would always get into scraps at school, from elementary to high school (our teachers and principals could tell you about that). Little did he know, fighting would become a major part of his life. People always wanted to test Jessie because he was so small. What many didn’t know and soon found out was what he lacked in size, he made up for in heart. Many people who fought with him could tell you this themselves. Jessie had trained in many gyms, including Sonny’s, DBC, and even at the Old Dalton Rec. He started off training with a coach named Jaime and his son, who were major players in Jessie’s fight game. Jaime showed Jessie what it meant to use your brain more than your guts, but when you had to, use your heart and willpower like your life depended on it. Jessie soon after started having amateur fights. His record looked great before his first loss; it was 10-0-0. Then his first loss happened. He mentioned to me he wanted to lose because that would mean he had finally gone up against someone who was better than him, and it would show him what he needed to work on to improve mentally and physically. He could ask for advice on how to become better from someone who is on the same journey. Jessie’s current record is 53-5, with many of those wins coming in by TKO or KO. I have trained with Jessie in many sports over the years. There is something I’ve never told him. He has more heart and guts than anyone I’ve ever met or challenged, whether it’s been boxing, running, soccer, wrestling, or even working in construction. As I mentioned before, I boxed with Jessie for a couple of years, and we had many competitions together. Although I weighed more, he always competed in tournaments together and trained every day. Our trainings were pretty tough. I remember when training for our high school track sectionals, we had to run 20 400m (one lap around the school track) with a mile warm-up and cool-down. That day it was freezing, I’m sure, since it was sleeting. During our run, we had little thin shorts, a thin long sleeve, and some rinky-dink running shoes. We were on our fourth 400m sprint when I started to feel like going in the truck and heading home. Jessie told me something I’ll never forget, “Dude, keep pushing, don’t quit, and don’t be a bitch. No one, and I mean no one, is training like this, and that’s why we win.” Our sprint times never went above 1:05 (1 minute and 5 seconds). That run will be forever engraved in my mind simply because I realized what kind of person he was and what we had to go through. He finished the workout without telling me that he had blisters and his ankle twisted on the 2nd sprint, causing it to swell. We were so cold our lips were chapped, faces burnt, eyes watering, ears hurting, fingers cold and stiff. Running in that cold, wet, and pothole-filled track made me realize that he is a person that will do everything in his power to win. Whether it means training late, running longer, fighting better fighters, taking a loss and getting back up, it doesn’t matter. Those are a few of the many reasons I know whoever donates and sponsors Jessie Martinez will be happy with the results of their help. You will be given a show every time he fights because he is going out there with everything. Win or lose, we GREATLY appreciate everyone who has taken the time to read this, donate, and support!!! (Donations will go to help pay for travel, gear, food, housing, etc.)