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    Boxing and talking: How a 1988 Olympian gives back

    by Amicia Ramsey Nov 30, 2021 4 minutes

    Amateur boxer Kevin Hill remembers when his mother begged high school administrators to give her son a second chance after he’d gotten kicked out of three different high schools for fighting. They did. He graduated from East St. Louis Senior High School in 2007, an accomplishment he doesn’t take lightly.

    Mr. Hill recalls experiencing chronic homelessness while growing up, and losing friends and family to street violence or drug-related crimes. He dealt with it all by fighting.

    “I wasn’t friendly,” he reflects. “I would have an attitude, … and that would stir a fight up.” 

    Today, Mr. Hill is still fighting, but he’s not getting in trouble for it. He spends his days at the Flash Boxing and Activity Center, a haven for children and young

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