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Go for It: Life Lessons from Girl Boxers

By Laura Ellis
Published July 27, 2012 at 7:16 PM EDT

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.

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Laura is LPM's Director of Podcasts & Special Projects. Email Laura at lellis@lpm.org.
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