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Episode 1: Munoz Boxing Gym

From Boxing Ring to Punk Venue

The Paul Munoz Boxing Gym was a Legendary DIY Punk Music venue from 1998-2015, located in East Bakersfield, California. An interview with Ron Ramirez, who ran the venue. We talk about his Grandfather, boxer Paul Munoz and the story of his gym.

First photo is courtesy of the Kern County Library.

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For this episode, I used the Bakersfield Californian archives to study about Paul Munoz’s boxing career.