Only days after criminals in the favela of Maré ambushed a wayward Brazilian state police car, killing two officers, a boxing club in the same favela carried on with kids' training. Custodio trains at the Fight for Peace club in Rio's Maré favela. The boxing club Fight for Peace was honoured by the IOC at Rio's closing ceremony Sunday. The boxing and martial arts club Fight for Peace was founded in Rio in 2000 by an ex-amateur boxer, Luke Dowdney. The Fight for Peace club offers boxing and martial arts training as well as education and job training.
Source: CBC News August 23, 2016 08:59 UTC