[upbeat music] To this day, Ramon Sosa finds it surreal that he was the target in a murder for hire plot.
I would've never believed it.
I would've th- I would've thought it was just something that is, you s- only see in movies or on, on TV.
I would've never thought that it would be happening to me.
From rubbing shoulders with celebrities like Hugh Hefner, to owning a successful boxing gym in Houston.
Life was very sweet.
I saw two fun, outgoing, love to party, love to get together with people and have barbecues, and the more people the merrier.
Originally from Carolina, Puerto Rico, Ramon grew up boxing with his father.
I fell in love with the sport of boxing.
I, I saw how, how the training and, and there was a few world champions that trained there.
And, and I just loved it from, from the time I s- I was little.
After training for more than 10 years, Ramon took a shot at the pro boxing circuit.
They used to call me, uh, the Puerto Rican Express.
When I turned 17, I turned pro.
Oh, yeah, there was a lot of knockouts.
Ramon hung up his boxing gloves and decided to pursue the American dream.
I went back to school, uh, got my education in, in, in Starca, and I still kept training.
[upbeat music] To this day, Ramon Sosa finds it surreal that he was the target in a murder for hire plot.
I would've never believed it.
I would've th- I would've thought it was just something that is, you s- only see in movies or on, on TV.
I would've never thought that it would be happening to me.
From rubbing shoulders with celebrities like Hugh Hefner, to owning a successful boxing gym in Houston.
Life was very sweet.
I saw two fun, outgoing, love to party, love to get together with people and have barbecues, and the more people the merrier.
Originally from Carolina, Puerto Rico, Ramon grew up boxing with his father.
I fell in love with the sport of boxing.
I, I saw how, how the training and, and there was a few world champions that trained there.
And, and I just loved it from, from the time I s- I was little.
After training for more than 10 years, Ramon took a shot at the pro boxing circuit.
They used to call me, uh, the Puerto Rican Express.
When I turned 17, I turned pro.
Oh, yeah, there was a lot of knockouts.
Ramon hung up his boxing gloves and decided to pursue the American dream.
I went back to school, uh, got my education in, in, in Starca, and I still kept training.
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