Austin Trout demonstrates sparing practice with Gerry Burgos, the local coach of Rock Steady Boxing at Maximum Martial Arts’ gym.

Austin Dwayne Trout graduated from Mayfield High School in Las Cruces. Trout (born September 18, 1985) is an American professional boxer and bare-knuckle boxer. In boxing he held the World Boxing Association (WBA) light middleweight title (Regular version) from 2011 to 2013. He extended his championship legacy by winning the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) welterweight title in 2024. As of August 29, 2026, he is #5 in the BKFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings, #4 in the welterweight rankings and #1 in the lightweight rankings.

More information about Austin, Rock Steady Boxing and the history of interaction with our Parkinson’s Group is available in a Las Cruces Bulletin article from 2019.