Best I Faced: Loreto Garza

Loreto Garza’s boxing journey took him all the way from Northern California to France, from dreaming kid to world champion.

Garza, who was the youngest of seven children, was born on May 23, 1962, and grew up surrounded by family in Northgate, a suburb of Sacramento.

“We were poor. Being the youngest, I got all the hand-me downs,” Garza told The Ring. “My family loved boxing. I remember sitting down with my dad and brother watching boxing, and Roberto Duran came out with a belt around...