O’FALLON, Mo. – Emil Hector, owner of Resilient Boxing in O’Fallon, Missouri, was bullied as a kid. His dad taught him boxing. “It gave me a huge boost of confidence,” said Hector. He also credits his ...
The 43-year-old discovered his boxing talent in 1995, when he was 13 years old, and grew up in poverty; he viewed the sport as an escape from his difficult childhood experiences. ‘Orthodox Stance’ was ...
The Rivera brothers spar, train, and run 15 miles a day. They push each other inside the ring and inspire kids in their community outside of it. At the center of their journey is their father, who ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Many people know the stories of sports rivals who turn into friends; like Magic and Bird, once heated rivals who found a connection through family. Boxing legends Muhammad Ali and ...
HOUSTON (AP) — George Foreman was remembered Monday in a memorial service in his hometown of Houston for his legendary boxing career as well as for his love of God, family, horses and cheeseburgers ...
Dmitry discovered his boxing talent in 1995 while he was just thirteen. Coming from a poor background, boxing seemed to be the only escape from that situation of lack and inadequacy. Life was tough ...
"Faith is confirmed by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the body" From the age of 9 years old, junior middleweight Anthony Thompson has been a student of the game of boxing. His ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HOUSTON (AP) — George Foreman was remembered ...