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Podcast: Mike Safo
Episode: Mike Safo with Fres "Fast Fres" Oquendo
Description: Joined today by heavyweight boxer, Fres "Fast Fres" Oquendo. Fres talks about growing up in the infamous Lathrop Holmes projects in Chicago. How boxing kept him away from drugs and violence, and what's the current political climate now in the windy city with all the shootings we see on TV. We discuss his illustrious amateur boxing career where he amassed over 100 wins and under 10 defeats, and how a marijuana bust cost him a chance to represent the U.S. in the Olympics. Fres talks about turning pro, winning his first 22 fights and then dealing with the shady political underworld that is th...