Apr. 20—Derick Olivar was just 14 years old when he first strapped on his boxing gloves. But up until this past year, the recently turned 29-year-old had yet to try his hands at the renowned Golden Gloves in Lowell.
Training with his older cousin, Danny, out of Sonny's Boxing and Fitness in Middleton over the past year, Olivar decided it was finally time to step in that ring and experience a new level of the sport. The 6-foot-5, 203-pound heavyweight wasn't throwing his name in the tournament just for kicks though; he wanted to win the whole thing and was wildly confident in his ability to do so.