{"id":133936,"date":"2021-05-24T11:34:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T18:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onewestmagazine.com\/magazine\/?p=133936"},"modified":"2021-05-24T11:35:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T18:35:57","slug":"a-qa-with-boxer-christopher-lovejoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onewestmagazine.com\/magazine\/a-qa-with-boxer-christopher-lovejoy\/","title":{"rendered":"A Q&amp;A with Boxer Christopher Lovejoy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><b>1) What originally inspired you to get into boxing? And how old were you?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I was 32 years old, and I saw the skill level of the heavyweights wasn\u2019t up to par, so I went for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b>2) Where are you from? And how did your upbringing affect the person you are today?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m from south central Los Angeles, it made it tough and gave me a relentless attitude to keep going.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>3) How often do you train? 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