
By Robert Balajadia
Guam Auto Spot has taken initiative over the past year to show support for Guam athletes. Thursday morning at Kentos in Hyatt Regency Guam, Auto Spot announced they would be backing Guam’s Joe ‘The Iron Assassin’ Gogo, a Muay Thai champion, to help kick start his venture to become a world champ.
Gogo becomes the second athlete Auto Spot has sponsored after aiding his cousin Baby Joe Taimanglo last year.
“We owe it to these athletes to get behind them and give them a boost. We can’t support them 100% alone, but if the rest of the community rallies behind these top athletes then it gives them energy and funds to do what they need to do. It’s important for us to appreciate the guys who represent us outside of our shores,” said Auto Spot’s Sammy Sotelo.
Gogo had been seeking support from the Island and his fundraising event at Kentos Friday evening, along with Auto Spot’s extra support, will go a long way in Gogo’s quest to become a champ.
“It’s overwhelming and I’m very grateful. I’ve never had true sponsorships before and I’ve been doing everything on my own for a very long time. Going out there and fighting with that mindset of losing a fight due to working a 10-hour shift and having to train around that or serving food while I’m trying to cut weight is tough. I don’t like to make excuses, but given this opportunity I’m blessed,” said Gogo.
With Gogo now allotting 100% of his time to training, his best is yet to come. Gogo will be adding new elements to his already versatile fight game.
“I’m a firm believer in loyalty, but I’m going to venture out to other camps, with my coaches permission, even if it’s just more sparring partners to get a different look. I get to put more time into specialized training. There were times where my training sessions, because of the lack of hours in a day, would consist of just running for three hours. I would go to bed that night thinking how my opponent probably threw 10,000 punches and worked on technique while all I had time to do was run. Now I get to focus and program design,” added Gogo.
Gogo has lived by the motto “Inspire the uninspired”, which has also extended to helping the community through the likes of Americorps and speaking to kids at DYA. The former 2006 Notre Dame graduate had been raising the stakes for all of Guam’s MMA stars over the past couple of years and the current support from Guam might just give Gogo the tools he needs to achieve his goals.
“It’s not about putting Guam on the map, we’re already on the map. Let’s take it to another level,” said Gogo.


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February 2023
- SU
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- TU
- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
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1st
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
2nd
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
3rd
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL PLAYOFFS
Events for February
4th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Events for February
6th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
7th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
8th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
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9th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
10th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL FINALS
Events for February
11th
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13th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
14th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
15th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
Events for February
16th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
Events for February
17th
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
Events for February
18th
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World Athletics Cross Country Championships
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
Events for February
19th
SPRINT TRIATHLON, PACIFIC GAMES QUALIFIER
MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS ROUND 2
Events for February
20th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
21st
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
22nd
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
23rd
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
24th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS
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25th
Events for February
27th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER SEMIFINALS
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IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL FINALS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE SEMIFINALS
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS

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