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by MISSY FITZWATER   My first fight would seem a disaster.  I wasn’t prepared for what was about to hit me…literally.  It would not last an entire round.  I stood as the ref raised her hand, I smiled and congratulated her, and I then stepped out of the ring.  For a split second, I thought that it would be the last time I exited...

Image: AIBA, Rio 2016 Olympics by Missy Fitzwater   They say that “you can never go home.” Nico Hernandez knows that this is not true.  He has found his way back home on numerous occasions. He has boxed in competitions across the nation, collecting an impressive array of hardware, including:  a National Golden Gloves championship ring, eight Ringside World Championship belts, two Jr. Olympic...