Alfonso Gómez had a race in which he completed close to 15 years. During his career he faced fighters of the stature of Miguel Ángel Cotto and himself Saúl Álvarez, the latter on 15 September 2011 in Los Angeles, California. However, vices led the former Mexican boxer down the worst path.
“ I retired at the height of my career, of my life, of my finances, of my family. But what it took me 30 years to acquire, in six years I lost everything. I lost my career, my health, my family, my children, my house, my money, my cars. I lost everything (…) I embraced drugs, I ended up on the street, literally on the floor”, explained Alfonso Gómez through his social network TikTok.
What motivated the former Mexican fighter to get out of drugs?
Faced with so much darkness and obstacles, Alfonso Gómez revealed that it was God who gave him the strength to get out of the bad steps in which he was.
“On the coldest, darkest, most desolate day, God woke me up, a reality woke me up. Who we are, why we are, what we are for and having that awakening, that understanding gave me the strength to get out of the hole”, he revealed.
Remember the fight between Canelo Álvarez and Alfonso Gómez in September 2011
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