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SHOCK AND AWE

O’SHAQUIE FOSTER’S life and boxing career has been underpinned by resilience. Just over six years ago, ‘Shock’ was banged up in his hometown of Orange, Texas, seemingly destined for a life spent looking over his shoulder. While serving four months in a correctional facility, Hurricane Harvey simultaneously ripped through his community, leaving very little for him to return to. But out of this darkness came a spark of defiance. I’M

Alongside his inmates, surrounding a modestly sized television, Foster witnessed Terence Crawford beat Julius Indongo to

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