As a boxing instructor, I find that many of my clients take up the sport for its mental health benefits: It can serve as an outlet for releasing anger, reducing stress and increasing self-esteem.

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 ...

Since time immemorial boxing has been perceived as a male-dominated sport, with a history filled with superstar male pugilists as well as legendary matchups. Nonetheless, in recent times, women have ...

LAS VEGAS – The WBC held its inaugural women’s summit at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in April. The event brought together current titleholders, legends in women’s boxing, as well as ...

One by one they shadow-boxed their way into the darkened Excel Arena, spotlights trained on them as if they were heavyweight champions of the world. Six contenders, fighting their way to three history ...

Cameron Montemayor | News-Press NOW Local boxer Katelyn Radtka runs through drills with trainer Alex Ad Deleon during a training session on Sept. 18 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Cameron Montemayor | ...