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Sports
1:16 pm
Fri July 27, 2012
Go for It: Life Lessons from Girl Boxers
By Laura Ellis
Credit Sue Jaye Johnson
17-year old Claressa Shields believes losing is something other boxers do.
If you box, by definition, you’re a risk-taker. If you’re a girl and you box, you’re a risk-taker and a rule-breaker. If you’re a girl and you box and your aim is to be the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal for boxing – “That’s going for it, baby,” says actor, avid boxing fan and host Rosie Perez in a one-hour special from WNYC Radio and PRX, the Public Radio Exchange.
Visit WNYC's website to listen to the whole documentary.
