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Hoboken Talks: Edgar “Butch” Sanchez, pro boxing trainer, with Stu Chirichella
August 2, 2022 @ 12:00 am
Join us online Thursday, August 4 at 7pm for Hoboken Talks when Edgar “Butch” Sanchez is interviewed by guest host and fellow “Hoboken Whisperer” Stu Chirichella. No punches will be pulled!
Edgar “Butch” Sanchez’s family moved to Hoboken from Chicago when he was 1. He started boxing as a teenager at Mile Square Boxing Gym at 103 Grand. Butch began training professional boxers in 1993. Between 1994 and 2021, many of his boxers became world champions, including Hector Acero-Sanchez, Andrew “Six Heads” Lewis, Carlos Tamara, Beibis Mendoza and, most recently, Yordenis Ugas. In 2021, The Hudson County Board of Commissioners celebrated him for his “extraordinary accomplishments in the boxing ring and for his service and dedication to the community,” saying that they, “commend, applaud and honor Edgar ‘Butch’ Sanchez, a proud Hoboken and Hudson County native who has trained six world champion boxers during his illustrious boxing career.” In 2022, he was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame.
Past episodes may be replayed any time on YouTube.