Boxing bug bit Rex despite bruising introduction
'I never wanted to put on boxing in life; I was scared of it'
Getting beaten badly the first time he wore boxing gloves during a sparring session made Rick Rex hate the sport.
He started Rex Diff Gearbox (RDG) in 1992 and went back to boxing and today his empire, with branches and franchises all around the country, is a major sponsor of various sporting codes, particularly boxing...
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