As the national boxing team gets ready for the World Women Boxing Championships, they need at least four weeks to gain full fitness for the global showpiece slated for March in Belgrade, Serbia.

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 ...

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 | ...