Round 12: Pink Gloves, Education, and Boxing’s Most Spectacular Month

October is a month that reminds us that life itself is the ultimate fight. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we at the World Boxing Council lace up our pink gloves to deliver a vital message that must reach every corner of the globe: prevention and early detection can save lives.

Baby Jane Doe was found abandoned in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 1998. She would now be 28, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). As of today, seven missing children from Washington, D.C. are listed with the NCMEC, and the oldest case dates back to 1961. Notably, not all missing children are reported to the NCMEC, but they should be.