About

“TELL YOUR BODY WHAT TO DO, DON’T LET YOUR BODY TELL YOU” ~ CHELOMAN I started my amateur boxing career when I was 7 years old in Puerto Rico. My Uncle Jungo, R.I.P., took me to a boxing gym to scare me. He, nor I, realized that it would change my life forever. In 1994, I won the Golden Gloves in the Super Middle Weight Division in West Palm Beach, FL. I was just 17 years old and was trained under Cecil Lalas in Spring Hill, FL. On April 18, 1999 I started my professional boxing career with legendary Latin trainer, Don Kahn. Exactly four years later, I won The WBA Fedecentro Championship against Alberto Albaladejo in Tampa, FL. The Fedecentro Championship is a prestigous belt exclusively for Latin Boxers. I knocked out Albaladejo in the eighth round with a three punch combination. In that moment, I became the first Hernando County, FL resident with a professional title. I was 22 years old, and ready to take on the world. Unfortunaly three weeks after winning the title, I suffered a broken right ankle, and had to stop boxing. For eight long years, my son, daughter, and little brother, Adrian, never stopped believing in me. They would always keep telling me to get better and get back into boxing. On February 11, 2011, I decided to start my come-back career. Nine months later, with a lot of hard work and dedication, I became the FL State Super Middle Weight Champion of Florida. I beat Adam Jaco, by decision, at the age of 34. September 14, 2012, I officially retired from boxing with Fight Night Productions. Boxing is very hard on the body, and I sustained a neck injury that I just couldn’t recover from. At first I wasn’t sure what I would do career wise. But than I realized God had another plan for me. I am now able to use my knowledge of conditioning, nutrition, and self motivation to help others become the champions that they are. I am now a Certified Personal Trainer at CheloMan Fitness LLC and Restorative Performance. These are my credentials NASM CPT, (CES) CORRECTIVE EXERCISE SPECIALIST, SPARTAN CERTIFIED SGX COACH GONIOMETRIC TRAINING, CARDIORESPIRATORY TRAINING FOR FITNESS, INTEGRATED BALANCE TRAINING, INTEGRATED CORE TRAINING, SAQ SPEED AGILITY & QUICKNESS TRAINING, 2X BOXING SUPER MIDDLE WEIGHT CHAMPION, OCR ATHLETE & ULTRA RUNNER I thank the Lord for blessing me with my wife Cristina,my two amazing kids, Jose Jr and Nyasia, my families, friends, and fans... Welcome to my new journey…

Education

• National Academy of Sports Medicine

Favorite saying

• "BOOM YOU CAN & YOU WILL..! MAKE TODAY BETTER THEN YESTERDAY & MAKE TOMORROW BETTER THAN TODAY."