Jacobs had been favored long before the Olympic trials were scheduled to bring home the gold in 2008; it was his destiny. His hopes of making the squad for the Athens game in 2004 were foiled when he ...

Hitesh Gulia is the new kid on the boxing block. The 21-year-old boxer from Jhajjar, Haryana, has shown great form this season to win two medals at the Boxing World Cups -- a new set of top-tier ...

As a sophomore in high school, professional boxer Danny O’Connor won a Division I state championship in wrestling. Nearly six months later, his plans to wrestle in college ended when he failed out of ...

Randy Lopez spent his childhood in and out of juvenile hall, he said. A troubled kid without a father figure, Lopez eventually found stability through boxing, and is bringing that insight to Loveland.

Some of the toughest fights for young people now extend beyond the streets, but the discipline of a boxing gym is giving a group of kids a new direction. There’s no shortage of commitment at ...

LAST YEAR AT 182. WELL, DOZENS OF KIDS WENT TOE TO TOE IN THE BOXING RING TODAY. IT WAS ALL PART OF A PROGRAM FROM KANSAS CITY’S POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE. KMBC LYONS PEYTON HEADLEE IS IN WHITE AVENUE ...

Boxing no longer dominates American sports culture, but its future is taking shape in Texas. In Austin-area gyms, young ...

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. A former Trenton, New Jersey, gang member turned his life around ...

A Lehigh Valley gym uses boxing to mentor and instill confidence in kids. A Lehigh Valley gym uses boxing to mentor and instill confidence in kids. They say they’ve found a passion in purpose in their ...