Every day, twice at day, Shurretta ‘Chiccn’ Metcalf is at Texas Select Boxing in Garland, training for the fight of her life. “Everybody likes to call me ‘Chiccn.’ It’s so funny, a boxer that’s named ...
About a year ago, I was working as a part-time boxing and HIIT instructor when I experienced a milestone thought. I had finished teaching class and stepped outside the studio to talk to members, all ...
Teressa Gray, owner of Corvino’s Boxing Club, has always had boxing in her blood. “I always had an idea and a memory that my dad brought to our family as being a boxer.” said Gray. Gray’s late father, ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Once reserved for fighters chasing championship belts or headlining big fight nights like Gervonta “Tank” Davis ...
Inside the walls of Babyface Boxing Training Center, the first lesson girls learn in the ring is that they are limitless. The Pacifica-based gym, owned by Boxing Hall of Famer Blanca Gutierrez, is ...
Darlina Valdez, hails from Santa Fe, New Mexico, pioneer in women’s boxing, made history on October 21, 1983, by fighting a 15-round, three-minute-per-round bout against Holly McDaniel in Albuquerque, ...
Kerry Huntington counts out loud each punch she hurls at the speed bag in front of her, keeping her eyes trained on the moving target as it whips back at her face. Before it can hit her, she throws ...
(CNN) — Cecilia Brækhus embarked on her against-the-odds career in professional boxing almost two decades ago, and she’s hardly stopped fighting before or since. Along the way, her opponents have been ...