Thomas Parker

26 years old grew up in the northside my whole life, My mom was an addict and my dad spent about 12 years in jail.. So just from that i was a pretty troubled kid i lived with my grandma for a few years then ended up moving back in with my mom i barely graduated from perry traditional academy in 2017 but it made everyone in my family proud that i finished school, after high school i bounced around from job to job and really didnt see any future in what i was doing... I turned to the streets in high school cause thats all i really knew growing up and ended up getting shot my junior year.. I chilled our for a while but after about a year, year and a half i went right back to doing the same stuff hanging around the wrong crowd... i ended up getting a bs construction job right after covid and i didnt see that being my future i just couldnt do it during that time i decided i wanted to make a change, quit hanging around the same group of people and start improving my physical and mental health through working out so i turned my old garage into a home gym and ended up getting a heavy bag just to let my frustration out.. Shortly after a gym opened up in my neighborhood which is now Northside Athletic club ran by mike manna and jammie perri i went there just to check it out in sept 2022 and ended up falling in love with the sport and just the over all atmosphere of a boxing gym... About a month in my coaches threw me into my first fight and i ended up getting the W in front of my whole family minus my dad... i cant describe the feeling but it was something i wish i could relive over and over again and i knew from that day on this is what i want to do.. i surrounded myself with the right group of guys and felt like i had a purpose as to where before i felt like i was just another hopeless northside kid... I was fighting as often as i could just to get the experience and ended up winning the 2024 western PA golden gloves championship.. Took a few more fights after that and decided i wanted to turn professional to see where it can take me now im looking to go 3-0 April 19th at the meadows hollywood casino you never know what something could turn into if you dont try