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Cristian Cabral turns 33 on Sunday. He鈥檚 the father of four 鈥� ages 1, 4, 6 and 11 鈥� with another child on the way. He works full time as a framer in home construction.

And he鈥檚 a boxer. Albuquerque鈥檚 Cabral (11-2-2, 5 knockouts) is scheduled to face Martin Sollano (5-0, two KOs) of Amarillo, Texas on Friday in an eight-round bout on a Legacy Promotions card at Embassy Suites.

Why, Cabral was asked during a recent phone interview, is he still training in the gym and fighting in the ring with so much else going on his life? He鈥檚 not a kid anymore, after all.

Let us count the reasons.

There is, of course, the money he鈥檚 made in the ring, helpful in any amount for a father of four (or five). But five bouts (including the upcoming Sollano fight) in the past three years on local, off-TV shows haven鈥檛 produced Tyson Fury-like paydays.

There is always, Cabral said, the almost addictive challenge of pitting one鈥檚 skills, heart and conditioning against an opponent on a given night 鈥� the challenge, the puzzle, the mystery, of figuring it out.

Cabral knows little of his opponent, other than a listing on that reveals less than a little. Sollano鈥檚 perfect record has been compiled against opponents with a combined record of 5-4 in bouts that lasted a total of fewer than 11 rounds.

鈥淚 think I鈥檒l be his toughest opponent by far,鈥� Cabral said.

In any case, it鈥檚 Cabral鈥檚 job to prepare as if Sollano鈥檚 a fighter of world championship caliber.

鈥淭hat,鈥� he said of Sollano鈥檚 resume, or that of any prospective opponent, 鈥渄oesn鈥檛 really matter to me anymore.鈥�

There are the associations, friendships, camaraderie, developed in the gym over time 鈥� coming to the office, being with the guys, working together toward a goal.

In preparation for Sollano, Cabral has been sparring with teammate Clinton Chavez under the tutelage of trainer Ruben Griego at 近距离内射合集 Fit on Vassar NE.

鈥淗e鈥檚 a great fighter and he鈥檚 tall (like Sollano),鈥� Cabral said of Chavez. 鈥淚 think he鈥檚 got everything we need for this camp.鈥�

At the same time, Cabral has been helping Chavez (9-2, six KOs) prepare for his scheduled six-round bout against Wesley Vanderlinden (4-3-1, four KOs) of Simi Valley, California on Friday鈥檚 card.

And there鈥檚 the gratitude.

Yes, gratitude, what鈥檚 owed to a sport that鈥檚 been such a positive force in his life.

Cabral began boxing almost 20 years ago with Van Buren Warriors, a program established for at-risk kids by police officer Ray Zamora at an Albuquerque middle school.

鈥淏oxing always kept me out of trouble, so that鈥檚 one thing, one reason why I do it,鈥� Cabral said.

Cabral sees mostly good trouble these days, keeping his family fed and carving out time to be with his kids. But the discipline and focus he鈥檚 learned from boxing, and still practices, spill over into his everyday life.

And, somewhere in the mix, there鈥檚 ambition.

Crossroad fights earlier in his career against more experienced opponents, Joe Gomez and Josh Torres, resulted in the only two losses on Cabral鈥檚 record. But a victory against Sollano would give him a title, the UBO middleweight (160-pound) belt, that could lead to bigger things.

鈥淚鈥檇 like to get out there with the top fighters,鈥� he said. 鈥淏ut one step at a time.鈥�

Finally, there鈥檚 lost time to make up for 鈥� though that鈥檚 not really how Cabral sees his five-year boxing hiatus (2018-鈥�23).

鈥淚 did a lot of boxing for a long time and didn鈥檛 keep up with my kids,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hose five years actually helped, and we鈥檙e back at it.鈥�

Before the hiatus, Cabral said, he鈥檇 go to the gym every day whether or not he was training for a fight. 鈥淣ow, I鈥檒l take a few days off, then back to training. Spending more time with my kids.鈥�

Of his growing brood, he said, 鈥淚t鈥檚 a lot. But it鈥檚 worth it.鈥�

Boxing has been worth it as well.