Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X When former heavy-handed pro heavyweight Dan Mullarkey opened his boxing gym in downtown Chester ...

Boxing has surged in popularity in recent years as a mainstream fitness activity, with many gym chains and health clubs offering classes and equipment for those interested in taking up the sport.

Before Cary Williams opened her boxing gym in 1998, there were two major options for people who wanted to box. “You had to be a fighter, or you had to go to a fitness gym,” she says. Williams, a Santa ...

In the D.C. region, conversations often start with, “What do you do?” WTOP’s new series “Working Capital” profiles the people doing the work that makes the region so unique. Boxing can be a lonely ...

While there's money in blockbuster boxing films and professional boxing, fitness enthusiasts may be influenced by the actors and athletes who make the sport look like a great workout option. In the ...

A new gym in Chicago's south suburbs offers boxing as therapy, with people learning jabs and uppercuts to take on a mighty foe — addiction to alcohol and drugs. The boxing gym was started by one ...