In nineteenth-century New York City, teenaged Leung promises not to compete in bareknuckle boxing matches until he fixes his sloppy technique, but when his uncle's gambling debts get out of control, Leung must enter the ring to save him.
year: 2014
call number/section: 1000
subjects: boxing, juvenile fiction, immigrants, chinese americans, orphans, uncles, fiction, new york (n.y.), history, 1865-1898, juvenile fiction, fiction