SPRINGFIELD \u2014 Tape stretches tight around his thumb, then loops across his palm \u2014 each wrap a ritual, each movement a kind of promise. In a small Springfield gym, Yaimil \u201cEl Chucky\u201d Lozada is getting ready to fight for something bigger than himself: to make his family proud.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to wrap the tape around the hands correctly, so it can be firm, and to protect your thumb and wrist,\u201d Yaimil said. <\/p>\n
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