FLATBUSH GARDENS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- An up-and-coming professional boxer born from the concrete jungle of New York City, is using his platform to give back to kids by pushing them to achieve their ...

A free boxing academy in the Bronx trains 400 youth with discipline, mentorship, and academic support; stressing confidence and hard work ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A local boxing program aims to empower youth through health and wellness. The founder of the Toledo Ark program, Andre McCallum, is helping kids build confidence and navigate ...

LITTLE CHUTE – Inside a cramped, dimly lit rectangular garage just off Main Street — about 20 steps behind Anyone Rides Little Chute — is where Nick Maher’s worlds collide. By day, Maher — who owns ...

SAN ANTONIO – A boxing gym that has provided at-risk youths on the West Side a safe space to hang out since 1999 is against the ropes due to unforeseen financial issues. “We’re still trying to work ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Marcelino Lugo is a former gang member who came from a broken home. He now teaches several Oklahoma City kids with similar backgrounds how to box, free of charge. “Coach Marce,” ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A world-ranked professional boxer from Newport News plans to use his sport to take back the community. The “Gloves on the Coast” USA Boxing tournament will be held on Jan.

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 ...