Photo Gallery: Grampas Boxing Gym in Westminster
From left, Jessica Rangel, her grandmother Jessie Rangel, and her mother, Marie Rangel, run Grampas Boxing Gym in Westminster. Jessica’s grandfather, Rene, introduced her to boxing at a young age. Rene “Grampa” Rangel died in May 2016; a framed picture of him hangs in the entrance way, at right.
(Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)Jessica Rangel, 26, center, trains Jasmine Ruiz, 14, of Anaheim at Grampas Boxing Gym in Westminster.
(Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)Amid a collage of photos, Jessica Rangel poses with professional boxer Manny Pacquiao, center picture. In the left picture, she’s with former professional boxer Shane Mosley and her grandparents Jessie and Rene, in 2013.
(Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)A photo of Rene “Grampa” Rangel is framed on the wall next to a small boxing bag hung up in the entrance way at Grampas Boxing Gym in Westminster.
(Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)