Amateur boxers take to the ring in Little Italy for Punches in the Piazza

Amateur boxers take to the ring in Little Italy for Punches in the Piazza

Young fighters in the ring set to spar on the street in Little Italy, (Photo by Adrian Childress/Times of San Diego)A young fighter in the ring, set up on the street in Little Italy, throwing a punch. (Photo by Adrian Childress/Times of San Diego)A determined amateur fighter is ready for his opponent. (Photo by Adrian Childress/Times of San Diego)Punches in the Piazza benefits the Bobby D Foundation and local recipients. (Photo by Adrian Childre…

Punches in the Piazza: Honoring Bobby DePhilippis and Building San Diego’s Boxing Legacy

Amateur fighter Jonathan Estala Jr. stepped into the ring at Punches in the Piazza on Friday, Sept. 12, with family and friends filling San Diego’s Little Italy in support. “I have family members coming out watching me, and they’re all excited to see me fight,” Estala Jr. said. “And to me, it means a lot, because I’m going to make a name for myself and hopefully make people know who I am.” From ringside, his father, Jonathan Estala Sr., couldn’t…