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Abandoned and sick children in her impoverished neighborhood. and then manzi bringing healing to many families. and then providing rebatts to children battling serious illnesses. >> she is walking. >> mona patel helps amputees rebuild their lives. and books before boxing program provides mentorship and academic tutoring, guiding kids from detroits toughest neighborhoods towards a brighter future. in southern california, aaron valencia teaches car restoration to kids in need. and then creating jo...

Marty service to other scholarship. were offering it in marty mcgarrys honor. a fixture in chicago boxings for 40 years. he helped get kids off the street and into a boxing program. the service to others is something hes done his entire life. it is inspired by my dads service to his community in the world. so my goal is to try to help curve gang and gun violence. gun violence is an epidemic here. it is continually going to rise as the summer approaches. kids are out of school. were trying to ins...

At something better, whether its pajama day at fenger or boxing day. if it wasnt for sally hazelgrove these boys may be on the streets dodging bullets instead of in the ring dodging punches. >> the last three years, somebody has tried to kill me. i try to get to the gym to avoid bull crap. >> sally started this boxing program in a church addict to give engelwoods hard-core kids a fighting shot at changing their lives and saving their neighborhood. >> calm down! >> i have been working in engelwoo...

Thats the truth. >> there are people all over the city trying to give kids a shot at something better which it is pajama day at fenger. if it wasnt for sally hazelgrove these boys maybe on the streets dodging bullets instead of in the ring dodging punches. >> i try to get to the gym to avoid bull crap. >> sally started this boxing program in a church addict to give engelwoods hard-core kids a fighting shot at changing their lives and saving their neighborhood. >> calm down! >> i have been workin...

So you want to get kids out of a life of crime, get them into a boxing ring right now. that isnt just anyone pitching that. that is muhammed alis daughter is pushing that and shes putting her money where her mouth is, opening up a boxing program in chicago to get kids off the street and a fighting chance, well, at life. shes here to explain how it works. good to see you again. >> good to see you, too. >> whats going on here? what are you doing? >> i teamed up with the state crime politician and ...

Prison before that for a murder he did not commit. abcs david muir has the fascinating details. >> reporter: he walked out to the boxing ring for a match he had been preparing for for nearly 30 years. 52-year-old dewey bozella with a wish to box and win as a free man. >> my worthy cause was my freedom. >> reporter: at 9 years old the boy from brooklyn new york watched his father beat his mother to death. he even lost his brother who was killed in a violent fight. at 17, dewey moved to upstate ne...