Boxing Out Negativity opens new, larger North Lawndale facility
Founded in a garage in 2009 and later based on 16th Street, Boxing Out Negativity is now opening a significantly larger facility at Lawndale Plaza in North Lawndale.
Watch CBS News
Founded in a garage in 2009 and later based on 16th Street, Boxing Out Negativity is now opening a significantly larger facility at Lawndale Plaza in North Lawndale.
Young athletes across Chicago were gearing up Wednesday for their next bouts in the Chicago Park District's Citywide Boxing Showcase.
He spends his weekdays in Chicago teaching Shakespeare and grammar, but this weekend Hyde Park Academy English teacher Brendan Lally is stepping into the ring for his professional boxing debut.
On Saturday, a high school English teacher will make his professional boxing debut.
Boxing is not for the faint of heart, but Brown is proving it's for all ages.
Boxing is not for the faint of heart, but Brown is proving it's for all ages. Jori Parys reports.
Dino Pecoraro decided to start boxing when he was 16 years old, just a few years after he had first noticed a change in his vision.
Elmhurst, Illinois native Dino Pecoraro certainly has the heart of a boxer. The 17-year-old is punching back at life's obstacles and hoping to compete in the ring, despite a rare condition that impacts his vision.
George Foreman, an Olympic gold medalist and two-time heavyweight champion, competed between 1967 and 1997.
The boxing gym, BVL Boxing Solutions in Mokena, was started by one family who suffered a heartbreaking loss a year ago.
BVL Boxing Solutions was started by one family who suffered a heartbreaking loss a year ago. Jim Williams reports.
Within the walls of the Hamlin Park, at Barry and Hoyne avenues in North Center, Heglin coached several future champions.
Bill Heglin is retiring after 51 years coaching pugilists at the Hamlin Park field house.
At 106 pounds and all of 14 years old, Pilsen eighth grader Jessie Anthony Sanchez is already considered a veteran of the sport.
He's just 14 years old, and he's already a force to be reckoned with. The student from Pilsen is building buzz in the boxing ring after winning a number of titles. At this rate, he may very well be on his way to the Olympics. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos had the story on the prizefighter from Pilsen.
Boxers from each of the district's 22 gyms showed off their fancy footwork and powerful hooks.
The exhibition will take place right in the shadow of the Picasso statue.
Boxers ranging from ages 8 to 25 will battle it out in the ring at 22 boxing gyms across the city.
Boxers ranging from ages 8 to 25 will battle it out in the ring at 22 boxing gyms across the city.
Watch as the city's top female youth boxers face off on the West Side.
If you can't make it today, you can catch other showcases this month on July 20 and 27.
"Seeing this hard work pay off is such a great feeling. I also know if I can do it, others can do it as well."
The teen boxing champ started the summer standing atop a podium in Texas after winning his fourth Junior Olympic boxing championship. But he doesn't think it's his biggest accomplishment. CBS 2's Jackie Kostek explains what is.
Sims has fought through obstacles to get where he is - including managing sickle cell. CBS 2's Jori Parys reports.
Sims has fought through obstacles to get where he is - including managing sickle cell.
