Being a professional athlete is not just about mastering the sport you love and competing at the highest level, it is also about being a positive role model out your community. Whether it be feeding the needy, bringing attention to their favorite cause or promoting the sport to underserved communities, Rock Blackwell is truly a champion and leading by example.
Rock Blackwell devotes his time raising awareness to causes near and dear to him. Rock’s record as a professional boxer in the International Scottish Boxing League (ISBL) is a very impressive 15-0. He has boxed in Spain, Great Britain, and other countries, and has trained with Roger Mayweather, Floyd Mayweather Sr., and Freddie Roach.
On March 5th, 2014, it was announced by the World Boxing Union (WBU) that Rock Blackwell was ranked #10th in the world, also the #1 contender for the WBU America and WBU Intercontinental title. Rock Blackwell goes above and beyond when it comes to helping others. It’s not because he’s told to or because someone makes him do it, but because he loves to do it. Very few people have the ability to light up a room like Rock and that is why he is a true champion amongst men. Blackwell fight’s for a cause and always tries to get involved in the community anyway that he can, something that, as a professional athlete, he thinks is extremely important.