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British boxer Michael Gomez adapted his last name from Armstrong to Gomez as a homage to Wilfredo, who was his childhood idol. [24] A biographical book about Gómez, written by author Christian Giudice and named "A Fire Burns Within", was released May 9, 2016. [25]
Jimmy Gomez (born November 25, 1974) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 34th congressional district since 2017. His district includes the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Eagle Rock , Boyle Heights , Downtown Los Angeles , Koreatown , and other communities.
Harris, who was elected to the United States Senate to succeed Barbara Boxer, resigned as attorney general on January 3, 2017. [2] Democrats Jimmy Gomez and Robert Lee Ahn advanced to the runoff. [3] Gomez defeated Ahn 59.22% to 40.78%. [4]
Located in Los Angeles County, the district is represented by Democrat Jimmy Gomez. Its previous U.S. representative, Democrat Xavier Becerra of Los Angeles, resigned January 24, 2017, to become attorney general of California. Representative Gomez won a special election on June 6, 2017, beating fellow Democrat Robert Lee Ahn to replace Becerra. [3]
Michael Gomez (born Michael Armstrong; 21 June 1977) is a former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2009. He was born to an Irish Traveller family in Longford, Ireland, spending his early years in Dublin before moving to London and later Manchester, England, with his family at the age of nine.
Throughout the decade, he compiled an impressive roster of fighters, many of whom would finish their career with Hall of Fame credentials. Fighters including Larry Holmes , Wilfred Benítez , Roberto Durán , Salvador Sánchez , Wilfredo Gómez , and Alexis Argüello would all fight under the Don King Productions promotional banner in the 1970s.
Juan Carlos Gómez (born 26 July 1973) is a Cuban former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2014. He held the WBC cruiserweight title from 1998 to 2002, and challenged once for the WBC heavyweight title in 2009.
Johnny Bedford (born January 6, 1983) is an American retired mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer.A professional from 2003 to 2017, he fought in the UFC, Bellator, the Legacy Fighting Alliance, and was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller.