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Becoming Blair 'the Flair': A boxer on the run, part 1

From a lavish home in Beverly Hills to hiding from the law with his dad in Mexico, boxer Blair Cobbs has seen it all. To cope with all the chaos he invented a separate persona.

From a lavish home in Beverly Hills to hiding from the law with his dad in Mexico, American boxer Blair Cobbs has seen it all.

To help him get through the tough times – and there’d be quite a few of those – Blair created a separate persona. This was the fearless alter ego he could rely on to swoop in and save the day, the Peter Pan to his Lost Boy. And in this first part of Blair’s story he was certainly lost: how would he make it back out of Mexico alive?

Clips: Clueless/ Amy Heckerling/ Paramount Pictures

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Louise Morris

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

Photo: Blair 'the flair' Cobbs Credit: Courtesy of Blair Cobbs

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