Champโs Gym offers youth a fighting chance on their quest for a new boxing and community center
Read full article: Champโs Gym offers youth a fighting chance on their quest for a new boxing and community centerOver those past 50 years, Champ's Gym - a division of Melrose Athletic Club, INC - has given thousands of youths skills that could only come from the boxing ring: athletic training, critical life skills and mentorship.
The Deep Blue Ridge: Bouncer, boxing coach inspires community through spoken word poetry
Read full article: The Deep Blue Ridge: Bouncer, boxing coach inspires community through spoken word poetryA Roanoke man with a tough exterior, but a larger-than-life personality and a heart of gold is sharing deep words of motivation through spoken word in the Commonwealth.
Big Lick Boxing: Training champions in the ring and in life
Read full article: Big Lick Boxing: Training champions in the ring and in lifeDavid Hopkins started Big Lick Boxing back in January with the goal of sharing his passion of the sport with the next generation. Not everyone can play boxing. You can do football but canโt play boxing. You can play basketball but you canโt play boxing,โ said Haider Alghazi. Sparring, throwing jabs and going pound for pound inside the ring, to avoid throwing in the towel in life.

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