On a spring night in St. Louis, the promising journey of a young boxer was tragically cut short. Michael Wayne Williams, a 26-year-old African-American male, was fatally shot on April 23, 2016. Known in the local boxing community for his dedication and potential, Williams had been training at the Cherokee Recreation Center and had already achieved a professional record of six wins and one loss. His death sent ripples of shock and sorrow through a community that had been watching his star begin t
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