Zach “The Kid” Dubnoff is a Professional Middleweight Boxer with a career record of 4 - 1 (2 KO). His story is unique because he didn’t take up boxing until age 29––but managed to turn pro at 30. In many ways, his story has some real life “Rocky” vibes to it.

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0:00 - Intro, Recounting when the Pandemic shut down boxing; The missing ambulance story; Miami Businessman Marc Roberts & his boxing roots; Zach’s relationship with boxing legend, Lou Esa; The story behind Zach’s rise to the pro’s

28:29 - The story behind Zach’s fourth pro fight in October 2019; Zach talks about his current fight camp

40:31 - How the Pandemic sent Zach into a dark place away from boxing; “The Edge”; The importance of structure in life; How Zach wants to be remembered

59:20 - Internal Drive and Affirmation

1:07:52 - What happened to boxing during the Pandemic

1:16:56 - Jake Paul, Logan Paul, & the pros and cons to their impact on boxing;  The marketing aspect of boxing; Conor McGregor’s promotional tactics; Floyd Mayweather’s fight style; Who is the boxing goat?;

1:41:09 - Risking your life when you step into the ring; Zach’s iron jaw; Punching yourself out; more hilarious Lou Esa stories; Zach tells a story about what he said to a car dealer after he tried to pull a fast one

1:58:06 - Vasiliy Lomachenko’s RIDICULOUS career path in boxing; What Zach initially wanted to do with his life; The physical pressures of boxing (making weight, hits to the head, etc.)

2:26:56 - Zach’s relationship with his dad; Zach talks about growing up without much; The origins of his nickname, “The Kid”

2:42:19 - Zach tells the story behind his days as a young drug dealer; Why he named his son after him

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