{"id":201030,"date":"2016-08-12T11:19:03","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T18:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=201030"},"modified":"2016-08-12T11:20:31","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T18:20:31","slug":"video-danny-trejo-boxing-champion-incarcerated2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/boxing-videos\/video-danny-trejo-boxing-champion-incarcerated2\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Danny Trejo was boxing champion while incarcerated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Danny Trejo- &#039;I Was Boxing Champ Of Every Prison I Was In&#039; | TMZ Sports\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LIyNtStsEKQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret that famed actor Danny Trejo is a big fan of the UFC.  <\/p>\n<p>What MMA fans may not know however is that Trejo did numerous stints in various prisons and jails, with his final stint in the 70s being a 5-year prison bid.<\/p>\n<p>During that time, Trejo not only became an accomplished boxer, but actually went on to become a lightweight and welterweight prison boxing champion!<\/p>\n<p>In the video above Trejo opens up on his boxing career, and discusses <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/replay-floyd-mayweather-vs-andre-berto-highlights\/\">Floyd Mayweather Jr.&#8217;s impact on the boxing world.  <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s no secret that famed actor Danny Trejo is a big fan of the UFC. 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