Under the night sky, groups of children practiced Mantis Boxing after school. Their instructor, the lean and energetic Liu Xin with a neat short haircut, demonstrated the moves, punching with ...

“I wanna see you shift your weight. Point your back foot, try to roll your shoulder up to your chin,” senior Merek Johnson said. First-year Haley Pogachefsky adjusted her motions to follow Johnson’s ...

When Nathifa Wadie Qasim was a young girl back in Sinjar, in Iraq’s Nineveh Governorate, her school had a punching bag that was used by male students for boxing practice. Nathifa punched it almost ...

One of the biggest stories in the boxing world right now is what Terence Crawford is going to do next after his dominant unanimous decision win against Canelo Alvarez last month. With that win, ...

Leo Ortiz, 12, of Orland Park started boxing when he was 6 years old as a way to work out his energy. Since then, he’s competed in six national championships and has achieved high rankings in the ...