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. …