Posts Tagged ‘Justice Court’

Eyes On The Olympics

Monday, June 28th, 2010
[WASHINGTON POST]  A FIGHTER ONCE AIMED TOWARD JAIL NOW HAS EYES ON THE OLYMPICS 17 year old boxer Jerry Odom is punching his way to the 2012 Olympics, which is far from the jail cell he was once aimed towards.  He says he began fighting at the young age of 8 in Justice Court apartments in Northeast Washington, DC.  His first fight was against two boys that were both 3 years older.  He fought dirty and ruthlessly, but won in the en