COOKIN' UP A STORY: From the Garage to The Ring with Ryan Mosburg

As a young man, Ryan Mosburg was bullied, so his dad connected him with a local boxing trainer. With the help of this trainer, who would pummel him multiple nights a week, Ryan started to learn how to hold his own, but his newfound confidence didn't serve him as well as he'd hoped. Living in a small town and hanging out with friends who liked to push him in the wrong direction meant he fought more than he needed to, even after getting the bullies off his back.

But then he saw a better path and realized how coaching other fighters could help him build something positive. With the help of his then girlfriend, now wife, who Ryan and his father credit with keeping him out of prison, he started to help others build themselves up. Through this, he also built himself up.

He started in his native Missouri, then headed to Hawaii for a stint, before heading to Arkansas and then back to Missouri. At every stop, he kept training himself, and training others. Now a father who aspires to open his own gym and keep training champions, Ryan shows us the value of hard work, dedication, and service to others.

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