{"id":2143,"date":"2014-04-02T13:25:07","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T13:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2014\/04\/02\/keeping-the-pena-legacy-alive\/"},"modified":"2014-04-02T13:25:07","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T13:25:07","slug":"keeping-the-pena-legacy-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/keeping-the-pena-legacy-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping the Pe\u00f1a Legacy alive"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sometimes in life we wait too long to honor those whom have passed before us. Such is not the case when it comes to the Pe\u00f1a family. With the recent passing of boxing legend and founder of Pe\u00f1a\u2019s Davenport Boxing Club, Alvino Pe\u00f1a, he may be gone, but his family has made sure that his legacy will live on. Three specific members of the Pe\u00f1a family, grandsons, Nile and Matt and Alvino\u2019s son Pat have literally followed in his footsteps hoping to keep the Pe\u00f1a name going. All three are representing Pe\u00f1a\u2019s Boxing Club in different states; Pat, at the original Pe\u00f1a\u2019s Davenport Boxing Club in Iowa, Nile at Pe\u00f1a Boxing Club Moline in Illinois and Matt at the South Salt Lake Police Athletics\/Activities League (PAL) Pete Sauzo Boxing Gym in Utah.<\/p>\n

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Matt has been a trainer for almost twenty years now and is\u00a0also one of the UFC\u2019s most well-known striking coaches, recently having been seen in the corner of #1 welterweight contender Robbie Lawler at UFC 171. He often sees his grandfather\u2019s style come out in him more as he has gotten older. “When I was young, I didn\u2019t understand my grandfather\u2019s methods,” said Pe\u00f1a. “But, after I got a little older, I see him come out more in me and I understand why and how he motivated so many fighters for such a long period of time.” Being involved with the PAL program in Salt Lake City, UT, Matt is completely dedicated to helping the youth of his community similar to his grandfather. “My mindset now is just giving back truly the way that I thought my grandfather would have given back.”<\/p>

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Pat, who originally was only going to take over the Davenport club for two weeks when his father was injured and couldn\u2019t be at the\"\" club, is now four years into being the owner and head coach and plans to keep it open as long as he can. “My plan is to get the club back to where it was in the old days.” said Pe\u00f1a. Running the original club where the Pe\u00f1a name was born in the Quad Cities could have\u00a0added some extra\u00a0pressure to Pat, but after seeing the outpouring of support from the community over the past few weeks, he is ready to represent the Pe\u00f1a Boxing Club name even more now in honor of his dad. “Growing up around him, I didn\u2019t know exactly what he was doing,” said Pe\u00f1a. “But after hearing everyone tell stories about him and honor him this past week, I finally understood just how important he was.”<\/p>\n

Nile, who also got his start at the Davenport Boxing Club, but eventually opened Nile Pe\u00f1a Boxing in Moline, recalls how influential his grandfather was to him and his career as a coach. “It almost put everything into perspective of what I am doing and why I am doing it.” said Pe\u00f1a. So much so, that this past week, he changed the name of his club from Nile Pe\u00f1a Boxing to Pe\u00f1a Boxing Club Moline. “I wanted to pay and honor and tribute to my grandfather and I felt like it was the right thing to do.”<\/p>\n

As all the stories and memories of Alvino will continue on in the days to come, Pat, Matt and Nile are proving that the Pe\u00f1a name that Alvino so strongly built up in the Quad Cities and all over the nation isn\u2019t going anywhere anytime soon. “There is never going to be another Alvino Pe\u00f1a,” said Nile. “But I want to continue on the legacy like Pat and Matt. He was a great man and a hero to many and if I can do a fraction of the things that he accomplished in his life, not just in boxing but overall, I feel like I will do greats things.”<\/p>\n

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