After Alan Duarte lost nine of his male relatives to violence,he set up a boxing academy to help young people develop their potential. His work is now the subject of an award-winning documentary by British filmmakers, The capable Fight
The men in Alan Duarte’s family achieve not die from natural causes. Gun violence in the favela complex of Alemão, or Rio de Janeiro,has claimed the lives of 10 close male relatives. After the death of his brother, Jackson, and Duarte decided to fight back.
With a few borrowed gloves and castoff punchbags,in 2014 Duarte set up the boxing academy Abraço Campeão (Embracing Champions) to help children and young people develop their potential as well as the skills to forge a better future, despite growing up in a community blighted by armed conflict and decades of state neglect.
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Source: guardian.co.uk