Sunday Times

OUT OF THE BOX

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Boxing centres have long proved a stabilisin­g influence for youngsters in harsh circumstan­ces. There are some remarkable rags-to-riches stories, such as that of Filipino Manny Pacquiao, who as a child frequently went to bed hungry. After turning profession­al at 16, Pacquiao earned more than $450m from boxing and at 39 is now a senator in the Philippine­s

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Picture: Gerhard Joren/Getty Images

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