One-on-One with Hard Punching Eric Barrak
Posted by Durell Wambolt on December 14, 2011 at 10:35 am
By Jeff Emond Jeffrey
© Photo Courtesy Robert Levesque
Meet Eric Barrak, a fierce heavyweight fighting from the province of Quebec. With a record of five victories and no defeats, Eric impresses boxing fans with his awesome punching power, earning himself four wins by first round knockout in the process. The Boxing Examiner was lucky enough to catch up with this Canadian heavyweight prospect to discuss how he was introduced to boxing, his recent MMA bout with Eric ‘Butterbean’ Esch and his future plans in combat sports.
The Boxing Examiner: Good Afternoon Eric, How are you?
Eric Barrak: I’m doing great and I can’t wait to fight again.
TBE: How did you first became interested in boxing?
EB: I was sixteen years old, a little bit delinquent and I hung around gang members. But, at the same time, I was playing football in high school. So, it was all about making the right or wrong choices in my life and for a while I have made wrong decisions. I dropped out of school, did not work and my life was going nowhere. It’s a good thing my parents had a positive influence in my life, by keeping me away from drugs, for example. One day, my father told me to get serious and I told him I wanted to box. He brought me to the club de boxe olympique of Longueuil, Quebec, and bought me my boxing gloves, shoes, tape for my hands, paid for my lessons and said to me: “Don’t ever say your father wasn’t there for you.” Read More
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