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Bullseye with Jesse Thorne is a production of maximum fun

and is distributed by NPR. It's bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorne.

A quick warning before we get into this next segment.

In it we talk about violence our guest experienced at the hands of law enforcement.

So if you or someone you're with is sensitive to that kind of thing, we wanted to give you a

heads up.

My guest is Kaye Reis.

She's one of the greatest boxers in the world,

19 and 7 overall.

She has two championships and two weight classes.

She's also an up-and-coming actor. She was nominated for an independent spirit

award for her part in Catch the Fair One that was her acting debut. She grew up

in Providence, Rhode Island, African-American on her father's side and Native American on her

mothers. She's a member of the Ceeconk Wampanoag tribe. She's been fighting since she was a teenager.

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