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here's a bit more that suggests he flipped::::
They would subsequently identify him as 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, an ethnic Chechen who had come here from Kazakhstan in 2003 after his family was granted political asylum. His avowed goal had once been to get his American citizenship by boxing for the U.S. Olympic team and then turn pro.
That dream had hit a bump at the 2009 Golden Gloves Championship in Salt Lake City, where Tamerlan failed to make even the semifinals, losing by decision to Lamar Fenner of Chicago. He had hoped for a title bout but was arrested that year for assaulting his girlfriend. He stayed away from the gym for a while and came back transformed, abrasive and rude when he had once been polite and respectful. He walked with his street shoes on the mats as if to show rules did not apply to him.
In the meanwhile, his thwarted ambitions found refuge in talk of jihad. A YouTube account in the name ?Tamerlan Tsarnaev? posted a playlist he named ?Terrorists? and ?liked? Islamic militant videos. He complained that ?there are no values any more.?
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