Rene "Boxer" Enriquez (born July 7, 1962 in Artesia, California) is a former Mexican-American prison gang member and major organized crime figure. His criminal history also includes jailhouse stabbing attacks on other inmates, drug trafficking, extortion, and a sexual assault. He was a high ranking made man in the Mexican Mafia before defecting and becoming a federal witness in 2003. His life is chronicled by journalist in the bestselling true crime book The Black Hand: The Story of Rene "Boxer" Enriquez, and his life in the Mexican Mafia.