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Local Boxer on his way to Rio with Olympic Gold dreams

Charles Conwell and father/trainer, Chuck

Among the athletes heading to the Summer Olympics in Rio is a teenage boxer from Northeast Ohio. Golden Gloves champion Charles Conwell of Cleveland Heights just clinched his spot on boxing's "Team USA".  Friends and fans gathered at the Heights Youth Club this past January to give Charles a rousing sendoff. ideastream's David C. Barnett spent some time with the young Olympic hopeful and found out the key to his success is family.