Freewritehouse : WE-Write - Partner Up! 12/6/2018

Many thanks to @ntowl for accepting me as a newbie to the We-Write by #freewritehouse. Using the prompt Boxer as our key note. WIth this, I shall start first by writing for 5 minutes and then @ntowl will take it over from my ending.
Here it goes...

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It was almost sunrise from where Ivan was standing. It was his usual routine to jog this early in the morning. Taking a short cut across the river, he knew he would reach Pigeon Castle within minutes unlike his usual track which took him three times the time to reach.

Perspiration was trailing down all over him. Proof that he had really been pushing & burning all those unecessary fat. His trainer wouldn't be very happy with him if he knew of his diet the last few days.

Well.. he deserved to celebrate at least just for a while. It wasn't everyday that anyone could win the Junior Title for Lightweight.

The winner for this year's Lightweight in the Paralympic Category is Ivan Marshall!

Everyone were doubtful of his capabilities when Ivan announced his interest to be a Boxer! Even his parents feared for his physical competence and often advised him to change his mind. But, this was always his dream since he was a child, especially after meeting Mike Tyson in person.

Never give up you dream, boy.. No matter what anyone tells you !

Mike Tyson

Those magic words kept on repeating to him day and night after hearing it from Mike Tyson himself. Though Ivan may be physically disabled on his left arm since birth, he trained his right arm, upper and lower body to handle the challenges of a boxer. After 2 years of extensive training, Ivan finally enroled himself in the Paralympics qualification round.

It wasn't as easy as Ivan had thought. Never did he ever imagined that there were so many restrictions and health conditions that he needed to pass first before even going into the actual physical qualifying rounds. He didn't get in until after 2 years, in which he consulted many trainers for assistance.

Because of Mr Paerson, his trainer, Ivan finally got into the physical qualifying round. That was the biggest achievement for him after training himself vigorously for five years.

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With that, I now pass the baton to @ntowl to continue on the We-Write of Ivan Marshall.

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