Can’t say there’s too much coming out of Los Lunas in recent years. We had Marcos Rodriguez for a while, who showed great promise, but inconsistency in the gym doesn’t do much for a successful boxing career.

Tony Rosales of Rosales Boxing Gym is hoping that’s going to change with two young boxers ready to turn pro, just as soon as he can get them a fight.

The first is 21-year-old Jorge Sosa, who lives in Albuquerque but makes the 20-minute ride to train in Los Lunas. Sosa is a kickboxer lookin’ to make the transition into pro boxing. He’s got a 24-3 record as a kickboxer and just a couple fights as an amateur boxer.

Despite his amateur boxing inexperience, Sosa says there are two reasons why he’s ready to turn pro. One reason is that Sosa says he’s developed a natural affinity for boxing that has him sidetracked from kickboxing.

“I’ve noticed that my boxing skills have become more precise than my kickboxing skills,” says Sosa. “I feel in more control with boxing than kickboxing. I’ve been kickboxing for seven years but I’ve always trained and had ambition for boxing. Right now, I feel that I’m ready.”

The other reason for turning Sosa pro now has to do with his fighting style.

“Jorge has a real awkward style, real unorthodox,” says Sosa’s trainer, Tony Rosales. “He’s gonna do all right, he’s a pretty tough kid.”

Where Sosa makes his debut is unknown right now, but he’s looking to fight at the 130-135 range.

The other prospect out of Rosales Gym is 18-year-old Jackie Chavez.

Between amateur kickboxing and boxing, Chavez has about 30 fights, with 9 losses. Unlike Sosa, Chavez prefers kickboxing over boxing, but says she’s looking for “new experiences. Something different.”

Plus, she says it’s too hard to get a fight as a kickboxer in New Mexico. Turning to boxing, she hopes, will land her more fights.

“Jackie’s way overdue to turn pro,” Rosales said. “I was ready to turn her pro since she turned 16. She’s got natural ability, she trains hard, and she’s dedicated. She’s probably one of the best students I’ve developed as far as fighting and dedication.”

Chavez walks around at 125-128 and plans to fight at 118-122. She'll be making her pro debut on the Fresquez-Sky City Casino card on October 5^th, against Tucson's Christina Avitia (1-2).