Clinton Phifer and trainer Neely Owens go the distance

Published: July 30, 2010, 4 a.m.

Paris, Tennessee's seventeen-year-old national amateur boxing champion Clinton Phifer stands poised to take on the global arena at the Ringside World Championships in Kansas City next week. But days before the tournament, the Henry County Boxing Club was still a few thousand dollars shy of having the money to send the team. Jacque Day brings us the story of a young champion and a trainer who refuses to throw in the towel.