After more than 12 weeks of intense training, the Bartender Boxing Organization and sponsor Tequila Cazadores have announced the Final Match Round 2 Champions between New York City and Chicago bartenders. Hosted in New York at Stage 48 on Nov.19, the contenders from the two cities duked it out for the first time, surrounded by their friends, family and industry peers, for the chance to win the Championship Belt.
The Bartender Boxing Organization’s Second Round Champions are:
- Jessica “Friedels” Freidman (NYC)
- Jean “El BEBÉ” Oviedo (NYC)
- Kayla “The Truth” Hasbrook (NYC)
- Thomas “Macgyver” Sannito (Chicago)
The bartenders selected to participate in this program went through months of intensive gym and sparring sessions, grueling regional competitions, as well as an immersive educational trip to the Tequila Cazadores distillery in Arandas, Mexico. The wellness initiative takes bartenders out of their comfort zones with the physical and mental challenge of boxing at world-class gyms where their fitness, nutrition, mental toughness are tested, refined and perfected.
The Bartender Boxing competition kicked off earlier this year with Round 1 between Los Angeles and Houston bartenders, with their Final Match taking place this past July. The program will continue to grow and move into other markets next year, furthering the Bartender Boxing Organization and the mission of Tequila Cazadores to implement health and fitness within the spirits/bartender community.