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David Haugh: Chicago investment banker who overcame homelessness savors her shot at WBA title

Under the word "MISSING" on the side of a homemade milk carton, a picture of Irish Olympic gold-medal boxer Katie Taylor sat above a description of her physical traits.

Eyes: Brown. Hair: Brown. Height: 5-5. Weight: 135.

"If you can identify this woman," the next sentence read, "please report any information you may have to Body Shot Boxing Club, Team McCaskill, 312-888-9122."

That number belongs to Jessica McCaskill, 33, an investment banker from Chicago who moonlights as a professional boxer. Prodded by manager Rick Ramos last summer, McCaskill had the temerity to tweet the

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