Jeffrey Thompson
Competition: Gallery II

Laris Kihutu, 23, from Rochester, struggles with leg lifts during a training session at 4th Street Gym in Rochester, Minn. Kihutu is part of a program called Saving A Generation, which was started by Horace Bryant and uses boxing to train young adults how to live a better life.
Images © Jeffrey Thompson, Minnesota Public Radio, Star Tribune, The State Journal-Register, Des Moines Register, The Free Press, 2000-2009. Portfolio design by Neon Sky.