It was nearly half a decade ago now that Arlen Janis Sr. took his two sons and signed them up at the Eddie Martinez boxing club. Janis Sr. himself boxed in his younger days and was very fond of the sport, his hopes were that his sons would take to it like he did too and enjoy and fall in love with boxing. Well, it must be in the blood, because the Janis brothers turned out not only to love the sport but they both became really good really quickly, a couple of naturals if you can say so.
The elder brother is 20 year old Virgil Janis and his younger brother is 18 year old Arlen Janis and they are both scheduled to fight in the Golden Gloves Regional on Saturday and Sunday in Omaha, Nebraska. If the brothers succeed at winning in their weight classes then they will progress to compete for the national title that is scheduled to happen mid May in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Their father has emotionally remarked about how boxing has positively influenced his life, taken him places he never thought he would go and made him a more disciplined and organized person overall and wants the same for his sons.
Both brothers won their respective weight classes in the district tournament that occurred in Grand Island, Nebraska and are hence given the opportunity to fight in the Golden Gloves Regionals which happens to be a platform for up and coming boxers. Young boxers can really impress here and get some real traction to kick off their professional boxing careers.
Arlen, the younger brother is only 18 and is mostly drawn to fight against older fighters and says that it was a scary proposition at the beginning, however, he has learned that not only can he compete against older fighters but can also beat them and is now a lot more confident and does not really care about the age difference. At the end of the day, it is all about how hard you trained, and how well you are mentally prepared for the fight he said.
Author : Rory McGregor
