Think of Grace Parks as a real-life "Million Dollar Baby."You can catch the Washington State Golden Gloves champion mornings at Boulevard Park - running up stairs while carrying jugs of water, slicing the air with a wooden sword and throwing punches. Or in the evenings, pounding punching bags at a basement converted into the 12th Street Gym under the watchful eye of her boxing coach, James A. Ferguson. Or in a health club, lifting weights.The 25-year-old Bellingham resident has given hundreds of hours of sweat and pain to prepare for the National Female Golden Gloves Championships next month in Chicago area.

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