PHOENIX, Ariz.—Brian Viera doesn’t pull any punches when discussing his future in boxing.
After a year of intense training at Central Boxing Gym in Phoenix, Arizona, he confidently proclaims his destiny to become the world’s next lightweight champion.
“You heard it in here first,” Viera said wryly. “Though I might be a middleweight—I don’t know.”
You could see in his determined eyes that he was feeling pumped about his prospects.
Amateur boxer Brian Viera demonstrates a left jab at Central Boxing Gym in Phoenix, Ariz., on Jan. 26, 2023. (Allan Stein/The Epoch Times)
At 20, Viera has the youthful energy and skill to go far in the sport. He has the sleek athletic frame of a Ryan Garcia, the power of a Devin Haney or Roberto Duran, and the lightning speed of a Sugar Ray Leonard dressed in loose-fitting sweatpants and a T-shirt….