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Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, does her daily boxing workout as she trains with her father Alberto Flores in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, does her daily boxing workout as she trains with her father Alberto Flores in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

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Gracce Kelly Flores is helped by her father to put bandages on her hand before starting his boxing training in Palca, Bolivia, Thursday, June 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Gracce Kelly Flores is helped by her father to put bandages on her hand before starting his boxing training in Palca, Bolivia, Thursday, June 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

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Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, leaves home under the watch of her mother for a run as part of her daily boxing workout in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, leaves home under the watch of her mother for a run as part of her daily boxing workout in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

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Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, poses for a photo as she trains under the coaching of her father in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, poses for a photo as she trains under the coaching of her father in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

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Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, poses for a photo during her daily boxing workout as she trains under the coaching of her father in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, poses for a photo during her daily boxing workout as she trains under the coaching of her father in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

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Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, right, poses for a photo with her family after her daily boxing workout and breakfast in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, right, poses for a photo with her family after her daily boxing workout and breakfast in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

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Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, strikes a pose in the mirror hanging in her home's kitchen after her morning workout in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, strikes a pose in the mirror hanging in her home's kitchen after her morning workout in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

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A Bolivian flag hangs behind the boxing medals of Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, at her home in Palca, Bolivia, Thursday, June 10, 2021. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

A Bolivian flag hangs behind the boxing medals of Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, at her home in Palca, Bolivia, Thursday, June 10, 2021. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

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Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, feeds her rabbits after her daily boxing workout in Palca, Bolivia, Thursday, June 10,  2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, feeds her rabbits after her daily boxing workout in Palca, Bolivia, Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

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Gracce Kelly Flores trains under the coaching of her father Alberto Flores in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Gracce Kelly Flores trains under the coaching of her father Alberto Flores in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

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Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, fills breakfast cups with boiled water for hot chocolate as she helps prepare breakfast for her family, after her daily boxing workout in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, fills breakfast cups with boiled water for hot chocolate as she helps prepare breakfast for her family, after her daily boxing workout in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

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Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, runs during her daily boxing workout as she trains under the coaching of her father in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Gracce Kelly Flores, a 12-year-old boxer who goes by the nickname Hands of Stone, runs during her daily boxing workout as she trains under the coaching of her father in Palca, Bolivia, early Thursday, June 10, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At age 8, Flores defeated a 10-year-old boy, and with three national boxing medals under her belt, she dreams of reaching the women's boxing world championship. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

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