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Earl Hopkins, a U.S. Army veteran, knows something about overcoming obstacles. He lives with the scars of his time in Iraq from an improvised explosive device.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Earl Hopkins bobs and weaves inside the ring, with his eyes fixed on his opponent.
“I just love it because it’s just you and that person and you can’t focus on anything else,” he told WBNS.
On his head, he wears a headguard with USA displayed across the back. On his chest is a shirt bearing the U.S. Army logo, and on the wall behind him is a sign in all caps: NO EXCUSES.
Hopkins, a U.S. Army combat veteran, knows something about overcoming obstacles.
He lives with the scars of his time in Iraq from an improvised explosive device (IED).
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