STOCKTON — This Hispanic Heritage Month, we are ringside highlighting an extraordinary athlete from the 209.
Stockton is known for producing some of the toughest fighters in mixed martial arts and boxing, but the newest crop of young fighters is already blowing past the competition.
At just 14, Faith Gomez is already a national champ—and she’s just getting started.
In a class all her own, Gomez, born and raised in Stockton, loves to box. Her belts, medals and titles hanging in her home are a true testament of her unmatched skills.
“This is my favorite, when I won gold in Lousiana,” she said while showing us her hardware. “I like that one because that’s where all of my hard work came in.”
The young fighter is ambitious, proven and humble. She’s a homegrown talent who trains in her garage in Stockton, surrounded by her family who train her and a community that embraces her.
“I could be in my own mind and say, ‘Man, I can do this all by myself,’ but at the end of the day, you need help,” she said.