Growing up in a dangerous neighborhood, boxing is more than just a sport for this teenage girl.
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00:00The boxing is not only for men, right? That's a lie.
00:17Boys can also train. This sport can be very rough, but this is the most beautiful sport there is, boxing.
00:35One more victory, I won with a knockout.
00:47This is the most beautiful sport there is, boxing.
00:51This is the most beautiful sport there is, boxing.
01:07This sector was very dangerous. There were always gunmen, thugs against thugs, and there were dead people.
01:15It was very dangerous. When people say, Petare, José Félix, I don't want to go there because it's very dangerous.
01:23You couldn't go out at night because you were afraid of being robbed, you couldn't kill anyone.
01:28I'm very grateful because it has helped me a lot. This foundation has helped more than one child.
01:34It has helped children get rid of drugs, bad habits, more than anything.
01:39This neighbourhood was very dangerous. Thanks to this sport, this foundation has helped us a lot.
01:45This is the most beautiful sport there is, boxing.
02:01They always tell us that we never give up, that we are the future of this country.
02:05Because the older people are not going to do anything.
02:08We are going to grow, we are going to advance and we are going to raise our country so that it can be like it was before.
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