A young Mexican-American boxer from the East Bay is a model of perseverance as he keeps lacing up to fight while also battling through his own disability.
When Jose Maria Delgado steps into the ring, sometimes his greatest opponent isn't the other fighter -- it's his own right leg.
Delgado lost the limb in a car accident when he was just 6 months old. Doctors were able to reattach it, but it still remains weak, disfigured and in need of a brace during bouts. Still, Delgado has managed to win nine of his first 10 professional contests, fighting mostly in his parents' home country of Mexico.
"People in the crowd are like, 'Oh, he’s going against the handicap. … it’s an easy win for us.' And my mom would be like, 'So, wait, what happened to the handicapped kid?'"
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