Manhattan Adult Entertainment: Trying to Punch Her Way Into the Olympics

… If there are members of the American team who are successful, it could lead to a rejuvenation of the sport in this country,” said Nigel Collins, editor in chief of The Ring, the boxing industry’s leading magazine. A gold medal, he added, “gives you instant credibility.”
The chance to compete on a global sports stage has inspired up-and-coming female boxers throughout New York who are now focusing their training with the Olympics in mind. Others are delaying making the leap to professional boxing since a medal could mean a much more lucrative start to a professional career.
That is what Ms. Cruz is doing.
Aside from gold hoop earrings the size of doorknobs, Ms. Cruz, 27, considers herself a tomboy. She was raised by her father and her grandparents in Hell’s Kitchen when the neighborhood was saturated with drug dealers and prostitutes. Her mother dipped in and out of her life.

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