Michael Olajide, Jr.

Author name: Michael Olajide, Jr.

Michael “Silk” Olajide is a highly influential trainer, training movie stars like Will Smith, Hugh Jackman, Aaron Eckhart, Josh Barnett, Eva Mendez, Dustin Hoffman, and many more. Michael began teaching boxing for fitness in 1991 and having been featured in Vogue, GQ, Sports Illustrated, and Time magazine, Michael is generally recognized as The Godfather of Boxing for Fitness. Famed for his silky moves, he was the No. 1 contender for middleweight world champion until an eye injury ended his career. He retired from boxing with a record of 27-5 with 19 knockouts. Michael’s concept of boxing for fitness and his gym Aerospace High-Performance Center were the driving concept for all the boxing fitness gyms you see all over the world today.

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