In the early 1990s, very few women participated in boxing, but that didn’t matter to Savoy Howe who quickly progressed to competitor from recreational boxer. Today, Howe is a coach and advocate for ...
The Toronto Newsgirls Boxing Club, an all-women boxing gym in south Riverdale, is hosting Fight Factory VI this Saturday, Nov. 22. The event, which begins at 7 p.m., will feature a host of amateur and ...
A fundraiser in North York will showcase female amateur boxers in the ring and demonstrate how their skills could help beat Parkinson’s disease. The boxing event will be held Thursday, March 29 at 7 p ...
A first-of-its-kind boxing program for women who have experienced violence has launched a second progam in St. Catharines, Ont., a decade after it started on Toronto. Shape Your Life, a 14-week ...
There’s been a spike in the number of women entering the ring at F.I.S.T.S. Boxing Club in Moncton since COVID-19 restrictions have loosened. “There’s a lot more girls in it now,” said 14-year-old ...
(Reuters) - World light-middleweight champion Claressa Shields has called for women's world title bouts to be the same length as men's fights, arguing that existing regulations strengthen the argument ...
Most days, gruffness is on display at Bloor Street Fitness in Toronto: burly men grunt as they deadlift, the walls are decorated with old boxing magazine covers of fighters ready to throw a punch, and ...
What’s going on with Olympic women’s boxing, you ask? Who is Imane Khelif? Who is Angela Carini? And how, exactly, is J.K. Rowling involved? Let us explain. Khelif, 25, is a boxer from Algeria, who ...
Crowds flocked to Springs Mall on Saturday as the Bert Collins Boxing Club delivered a hard-hitting Women’s Day tournament that kept spectators on the edge of their seats. The event featured 12 bouts, ...