Boxing/Mixed Martial Arts

Kevin Rivers Jr., a graduate of Potomac High in Oxon Hill, won the 125-pound title at the U.S. boxing championships earlier this month in Denver.
Maryland featherweight Kevin Rivers Jr. trains in D.C. but has his eye on the world after winning his weight class at the USA Boxing National Championships. (By Kevin Clark -- The Washington Post)

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