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  Bound by Gloves: Two Boxers, One Hometown

  Laredo, a small town on the border between Mexico and Texas, looks to celebrate not just one, but two inaugural Olympic contenders in Emilio Garcia and Jennifer Lozano.

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• NEXT: Emerging Contenders: The Next Generation of Team USA Boxers

  From Setbacks to Success: Embracing the Third Opportunity

  Robby “Rahim” Gonzales, 27, looks to make his Olympic dreams come true in Santiago. The Las Vegas native is hoping to qualify for his first Olympic Games in his third Olympic cycle.

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  Emerging Contenders: The Next Generation of Team USA Boxers

  Team USA also has some young guns looking to secure berths for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. Among these young rising stars for Team USA include Alyssa Mendoza, 20, and the youngest of the 13 boxers, Yoseline Perez, who is just 19.

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  Boxing for History: Cleveland’s First Female Olympic Boxer

  Morelle McCane, 28, is embarking on a remarkable journey to become the first female boxer hailing from Cleveland, Ohio to earn a spot in the Olympics and just the second female Olympian boxer from Ohio.

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• Pursuing Pan-American Dominance: A Quest for Back-to-Back Golds:

  Naomi Graham, 34, strives to win consecutive Pan American gold medals, a quest that no American boxer has achieved before.