Marlon shares his story about growing up in El Salvador and coming to America for the first time. He discusses family struggles, earning his high school diploma, and how boxing gave him new direction in life.

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NOTES:

• [6:40] Marlon talks about growing up in El Salvador for the first time
• [7:45] Talks about how he grew up during a war and what that meant
• [10:00] Talks about his experiences coming to America for the first time
• [13:25] Marlon speaks about how his mother was abusive
• [14:50] Marlon goes back to El Salvador to spend time with his grandparents
• [15:30] Talks about how he got into trouble as a kid
• [16:50] Talks about how his mother kicked him out at 16
• [17:50] Marlon mentions MTS for the first time
• [19:00] Marlon talks about going to MTCC and meeting his now wife, Tegan
• [20:30] Talks about how he wants to help kids like teachers helped him
• [21:30] Speaks about his wife talking him into boxing
• [23:15] Talks about his first experiences at Upper cut boxing in NE Minneapolis
• [24:00] Boxing becomes Marlon’s happy place
• [25:00] Marlon talks about the difficulties of trying to set up his first match
• [28:30] Marlon explains his feelings finding out he got the co-main event in United Fight
• [30:40] Talks about arriving at United Fight for the first time
• [32:45] Marlon talks about his feelings hearing his name announced and his music playing before the match
• [35:10] Marlon speaks about the match itself for the first time
• [37:00] Marlon talks about how he felt at the end of the match
• [38:40] Marlon talks about wanting to start a boxing club at the school where he teaches
• [40:30] Marlon speaks about the club making a difference for kids and giving them confidence
• [42:30] Marlon talks about how boxing has helped him in many ways