Adan Reyes is a Mexican American

Mexican American

Mexican Americans are Americans of Mexican descent. As of July 2009, Mexican Americans make up 10.3% of the United States' population with over 31,689,000 Americans listed as of Mexican ancestry. Mexican Americans comprise 66% of all Hispanics and Latinos in the United States...

 boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 in the Light Welterweight

Light welterweight

-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

 division and former California State Champion.

Amateur career

With an Outstanding Amateur Record of 278-24. He has won the National Police Athletic League championships twice, the Blue & Gold National Invitational championship, the gold medal at the Junior Olympic championships and Elite Camp Box-off in 1994. He outpointed an Irish opponent in the 1994 USA/Ireland Junior Olympic Dual and has racked up many silver and bronze medals. Reyes is the 1997 Golden Gloves Champion at Light Welterweight.

Pro career

On August 4, 2000 with a six round unanimous decision Reyes beat veteran Jose Luis Montes.

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