Ambitious Braulio Ceja-Navarro eyeing future glory

Braulio Ceja-Navarro is moving faster than some fighters that are signed despite doing it all on his own dime as a professional boxer.

Ceja-Navarro returns March 8 in Mexico, which will be his fourth professional fight in seven months.

Ceja-Navarro turned pro on August 31 in Oakland, California and has had two further outings in Mexico. 

“My career is moving fast, and I am doing it without being signed to a promoter,” Rodriguez said. “In roughly 78 days, I won my first three fights. Next year we are planning on getting another five fights.”

Ceja-Navarro splits time between Pittsburg, California at the Lion’s Den Boxing Gym, working with former titleholder James Page, as well as El Centro, California near San Diego, California with his co-trainer, Joseph Peres. Ceja-Navarro, who is from Concord, California, turns 20 on January 8 and plans to be in training camp in El Centro on January 9 for his next fight, starting a six-to-eight week camp..

“Down there, there is nothing to do, but train,” Ceja-Navarro said. “Even if I wanted to go to see a movie, there is nothing to do out there – all you can do is train, but it is the best thing for me.”

The Lion’s Den Boxing Gym is best known for undefeated middleweight Amari Jones, whose family owns the facility. Ceja-Navarro has seen Jones evolve into a top prospect in the sport, and watching Jones reach these heights helped him know it is possible. It also helps that the same gym believes in him as multiple coaches echoed the sentiment that Ceja-Navarro is the next major fighter from their gym – after Jones.

“Boxing isn’t a traditional career at all,” Ceja-Navarro, 3-0 (2 KOs) said. “I am not in college. I am boxing full-time, along with when I go to camp. I am not making any money. It is strictly boxing and boxing is a poor man’s sport.”

Yet, Ceja-Navarro isn’t bothered by the sacrifice of being a young fighter. He eyes future glory. Ceja-Navarro is ambitious and has gyms in Northern and Southern California, who are willing to support him. The goal of believing you can fight 

“I really just want to be successful,” Ceja-Navarro said.