Ahead of his return to the ring, former champion Caleb Truax gave back to the people of Minnesota.
Truax, a native of the state, teamed up with The Armory to serve meals for the House of Charity, a cafeteria and shelter located just blocks from the place he’ll fight next.
That bout is set for next Saturday in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports 1 opposite Peter Quillin.
“It’s humbling to hear other people’s stories because I didn’t have the easiest childhood and my career has often been a struggle,” Truax said. “Nothing has been handed to me, but compared to some of these people, I’ve faced nothing.”
As part of this event and Truax’s “Cut No Corners” campaign, The Armory Foundation will be donating $100 to House of Charity for each of the 19 knockouts that Truax has racked up throughout his career.
“It’s our responsibility as a community to feed these people and to have Caleb and The Armory come out here shows that this whole community has a commitment to making sure people are fed,” said Deb Moses, Executive Director for House of Charity. “It was great having the champ here lending a hand.”
The Food Centre serves more than 350 people each day and the House of Charity has worked in the Minneapolis community for over 60 years.
“This is really big for me to show that we are all together and we are all people,” Truax said. “We have to serve and care for each other. This shows that people out here in Minneapolis are working hard to solve the problems that we have.”
The 35-year-old Truax is a former IBF super middleweight champion, a title he won in 2019 with a victory over James DeGale. He dropped the same belt in a rematch with DeGale last year, rebounding in August with a third round TKO victory vs. Fabiano Pena to improve to 30-4-2 in his career with 19 knockouts.
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