UNC wrestler Jeremiah Derby draws superheroes, then competes like one on the mat

Posted Sep 25, 2019
When your father was an MMA fighter and boxer, life revolves around the wrestling mat and boxing ring. Jeremiah Derby, a UNC sophomore majoring in studio art, said his father, David Derby, started bringing him to wrestling practices and fights when he was 4 years old. Jeremiah is on UNC's wrestling team and boxes with the Carolina Boxing Club. (Daily Tar Heel)

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