pounds of toughness.17 i like that you get to hit people without getting in trouble for it meet jesselyn silva. she is only 9- years-old, but has already been boxing for two years! her coach says she is more disciplined than some teenaged boxers he works with... and that she is well on her way to becoming a champ in the sport. it does not come without obstacles, though. there are not many girls or boys jesselyn's age for her to compete with. most of her family supports her, but her father says her grandmother is a little old fashioned, and not a fan of it. 3 3 here is a look 3 at current conditions.. here are your weather headlines for today.. up next.. we'll talk about what to expect in the extended forecast. 3 3 3 3 and severe weather turns deadly in the north east. we'll show you the path of destruction. 3 and closing arguments in a mountain murder trial. hear from a psychologist who took the stand... and why he says the suspect could have never planned the crime. 3 3 3 3 snow flakes are falling in the mountains... this is a live look from our hotel indigo camera in asheville. and the winte

. << she may only be 9 years old but pound for pound jesselyn silva arguably has more heart and ambition than boxers twice and even three times her age. "i just like the sport. when my dad asks do you want to go to the gym l always say yes." jesselyn has been boxing since she was 7 years old after her dad took up the sport to lose weight. she begged to put on a pair of gloves... and once she did, her gift was undeniable. "i noticed when she started picking things up quicker than me. so i was like... i was surprised." "how does that feel when people tell you that you're phenomenal and you're special and you're so talented?" "it makes me feel like happy. and that i'm not just doing this for nothing i'm and for myself too so i can become something big when i get older." this 74 pound phenom works out for nearly two hours, 4 days a week. but with very few female boxers her age she usually sparrs with older boys like the 10 year old in this video. she's only had one sanctioned fight... her championship belt hangs in the bergen police athletic league boxing gym where she trains. "when i won my

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meredith: jesselyn silva found her love of boxing when her dad took up the sport two years ago in order to lose weight. she now works out two hours a day, four days a week. and with few female boxers her age, she' s usually having to spar against older boys. she' s only had one sanctioned fight so far, and was able to come out on top. >> when i won my first match, it felt so good. when they put up my hand because it was like my first match and i won and i' m undefeated, but it' s only one fight. i can' meredith: that is a good record. her championship belt now hangs in the gym where she trains. she is now training for the golden gloves competition in march. summer: good luck. take no prisoners. if you love labs, then you' ll love this. meredith: the american kennel club has declared the labrador retriever as america' s most popular dog breed. this is the 25th year in a row for the labs to be named top dog. the akc uses statistics taken from registration records to determine which breeds are most beloved by dog owners. breeders say labs are so popular because they are intelligent and fam

and she's 9-year-old jesselyn silva of hackensack, new jersey. she's been boxing for two years already. >> float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. silva's already won a couple of tournaments and she's in the ring working with a trainer. the problem is she can't find many girls, or even boys for that matter, to box against. >> she says she loves boxing because you can hit people without getting in trouble. look at that. i'm scared. her grandmother isn't a big fan. dad calls her old fashioned. >> calls grandma old fashioned. >> exactly. >> look at that. look at that. >> she can take out ronda rousey. >> she's got something going there. >> yep. >>> coming up, speaking of boxing, sylvester stallone's big oscar wish. can he win the award he didn't get back in 1977? >>> and also ahead, the controversy surrounding peyton manning and the sexual assault allegations at the university of tennessee. the coaches speaking out. >>> and using drones to track down poachers hunting endangered animals. t.j. holmes is in africa to show us the high-tech fight. >>>

. << pound for pound jesselyn silva arguably has more heart and ambition than boxers twice and even three times her age. "i just like the sport. when my dad asks do you want to go to the gym l always say yes." jesselyn has been boxing since she was 7 years old after her dad took up the sport to lose weight. she begged to put on a pair of gloves... and once she did, her gift was undeniable. "i noticed when she started picking things up quicker than me. so i was like... i was surprised." "how does that feel when people tell you that you're phenomenal and you're special and you're so talented?" "it makessme feel like happy. and that i'm not just doing this for nothing i'm doing this for everybody. and for myself too so this 74 pound phenom works out for nearly two hours, 4 days a week. but with very few female boxers her age she usually sparrs with older boys like the 10 year old in this video. she's only had one sanctioned fight... her championship belt hangs in the bergen police athletic league boxing gym where she trains. "when i won my first match felt so gooddwhen they puu up my handd b