Tag: boxing stories

• Tired of Being ‘Warm and Soft,’ China’s Women Step Into the Boxing Ring

  November 10, 2023

  SHANGHAI — At 6 p.m. on a Tuesday evening, dozens of women stream through the doors of Mao’s boxing gym in downtown Shanghai. Mostly in their 20s and 30s, the… more ›

• These photos pay homage to Ghana’s hometown of boxing champions

  February 10, 2019

  When Ghana’s Richard Commey took on Russia’s Isa Chaniev in Texas on Saturday night (Feb. 2), many Ghanaians stayed up watching the bout into the wee hours of Sunday. But… more ›

• Fight

  April 2, 2016

  Fight » YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Numbered balls of chance rattle and rise two nights a week down at the cavernous community hall of Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church.… more ›

• Lawyer who loves boxing meets 7-foot Chinese…

  October 10, 2015

  Lawyer who loves boxing meets 7-foot Chinese tourist who loves fighting; is it a match made in heaven? » The new Chinese-language sign had been up for only a few… more ›