ESPYS honoree Kim Clavel took a break from boxing to fight coronavirus – CNN

Scheduled for the Montreal Casino, the fight would have been her first after winning the North American Boxing Federation female light flyweight title in December. But then, with coronavirus, that fight was canceled.

And then, a revelation: She was young. She was healthy. And she had experience as a nurse in a maternity ward before stopping last year to focus on boxing. She knew she could help.

Clavel thanked the awards for the prize, saying she was "very honored."

"Every decision that I make, every thing I do, I do it with my heart and with passion. Thank you!" she wrote in a tweet, originally in French.

Clavel has seen her fair share of deaths, she told ESPN.

"You run, you run, you run. You don't take a break because you can't take a break. Then the morning comes, you're exhausted, and you give it to the next one," she said.

But even if we may not see Clavel in the boxing ring any time soon, here's how you can watch her take home her award.

How to watch the ESPYS

The ESPY Awards, short for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards, will air Sunday evening at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN2.

WNBA champion Sue Bird, two-time World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe and Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson will host the event.

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