Sarasota 13-year-old boxer heads to Junior Olympic Nationals

The Brief

  • 13-year-old Larian Jackson, from Sarasota, is a 110 lb. boxer on the Florida Junior Olympic team.
  • Larian won the right to compete at the Junior Olympic Nationals in Las Vegas for a national title.
  • Larian’s father, uncle and grandfather were also professional boxers.

SARASOTA, Fla. In the ring, Larian Jackson doesn’t just feel at home, he feels connected to his family.

The backstory:

“My dad was a professional boxer, so he tried to get me into it,” Larian said.

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