Wero is a young promising boxing prospect. According to Yolanda, his mother, many years ago, as a teenager, she traveled to visit her cousins in Tijuana for the summer break. She enjoyed touring the city and sneaking into bars at a barely legal age. It was in one of those bars that she met Michael, Wero’s dad, a college student from San Diego who often crossed the border looking for parties and tequila. It was an odd encounter since Yolanda didn’t speak English, and Michael’s Spanish was only suitable for naming some beer and tequila brands. However, as these things usually go, they found their way to communicate. They kept hanging out for the rest of the summer. Michael came to see her almost every day until she finally returned home. He promised to visit on the next vacation break. Several months later, Yolanda found out she was pregnant. As soon as Michael heard the news, he took the first bus to Yolanda and never left her side.

It was very clear from birth, that the baby was the living image of his father, inheriting all his physical traits and very few from his mother. This became more evident when he joined the kindergarten and both teachers and kids alike began to refer to him as “the blond kid”. Trying to keep a low profile when you are as easily identifiable is not really an option, so he embraced his god-given looks and adopted the nickname “Wero” (Blond).

Fearing that he might not fit in with the rest of the kids or might be bullied due to his distinctive looks, his parents decided to get him into one of Calaca’s gyms, so he could start training boxing, just in case he needed it to defend himself from bullying in the future. As soon as the boy started training, coaches noticed something in him; if his mom’s roots didn’t show physically, they sure showed in his movement, passion and character in the ring. Not only was boxing not needed for bullying, but his coaches began to encourage him to consider it a profession. He achieved an amazing 29-0 amateur record and plans were in order to make his professional debut, but just as promoters were trying to find a venue and an adversary, the world was shut down due to covid-19 for over a year and his professional debut was put on hold.

After one of his boxing fights, Wero felt he had punched his opponent so hard that there was something wrong with his right fist, so he went to the regional hospital to have it looked at. There, he met a young nurse, Jenny,  who seemed so sweet and genuinely concerned about his injury. In the end, his fist just needed some rest, but the real good news was, he felt he had met someone special.