Freddie Roach honoured with HBO’s Friday Night Lights’ special ‘On Freddie Roach’ – Boxing news
Peter Berg, the filmmaker and director behind epic movies such as Hancock and others, has announced to launch a 6-episode series especially dedicated and based on the life of Freddie Roach.
The first episode will be televised on Friday, January 20, on HBO, in its special edition Friday Night Lights.
Professional trainer and former boxing champion Freddie Roach, one of the most prolific names in the world of boxing that instantly clicks and leads us to boxers such as Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan and others will now get his due place on television as well.
Freddie is known for throwing himself in 53 bouts when he was young and is now renowned for his successful training tactics and strategies among boxers and fans.
Freddie is a guy who is considered by most as an ideal sports personality who has dedicated his whole life to his beloved sport boxing. Luckily, now his fans and lovers have a far better chance to know their ideal personality in and out with the upcoming
'On Freddie Roach' series.
Each episode in the series is of 30-minute. It is co-produced by Jim Lampley, HBO’s famous boxing commentator. As the name indicates, the whole series will portray the lifestyle and accomplishments of the great along with his struggle against the Parkinson
disease.
Roach stands as an icon for boxing lovers. What is important to see in his timeline is the way he has accomplished his goals and the sacrifices, hard work and efforts he has put in.
Freddie holds a very successful record even as a fighter. He emerged victorious in 40 out of 53 fights he participated in. He also has in his record a total of 15 knockouts. Before officially retiring and leaving the ring as a professional boxer, Freddie,
who fought in the lightweight division, lost 6 out of 10 fights. Those losses were mainly attributed to his emerging Parkinson disease.
After Mohammad Ali the great, Freddie is the only guy who is famous for what he has achieved. Freddie made his debut in 1978 and retired in 1986 after losing a bout to David Rivello. Following a successful fighting career, Roach stepped in the coaching department
and by the kind donation of Mickey Rourke, the 51-year-old now is the owner of Wildcard Boxing Gym and Club.
His training authenticity and credibility is visible from the fact that he has been awarded the Trainer of the year award 5 times throughout his coaching career.
Currently, Freddie’s client portfolio depicts his dedication and popularity in the industry. He proudly trains the UFC welterweight champion George St. Pierre, whereas in boxing he is the proud handler of eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, former
World Champion Amir Khan, Jose Benavidez, Peter Quillin, and Julio César Chávez, Jr.
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