Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Boxing: Diaz Jr. fighting for a better life (Reuters)

Ukraine's Pavlo Ishchenko (L) fights against Joseph Diaz Jr. of the U.S. (R) in the Men's Bantam (56kg) Round of 32 Bout 1 boxing match at ExCeL venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 28, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

LONDON (Reuters) - Joseph Diaz Jr.'s Olympic dream is straightforward: Make a big impression in the boxing ring, turn professional and then buy his unemployed parents a new house. It's a lot of pressure to carry on not-so-broad bantamweight shoulders, but the Californian teenager is desperate to pay back his mother and father who in spite of their plight, sacrificed much to help get their son to London. ...




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