Tag Archives: boxing

Detroit’s iconic KRONK Gym is making a comeback

KRONK Gym, Detroit’s boxing institution, is returning to the city under new ownership and the continued involvement of Mrs. Marie Steward and Sylvia Steward-Williams, along with several of KRONK’s original World Champions.

Amateur Boxing Returns to Punta Gorda

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — Amateur boxers from the Southeastern United States will return to the ring for the Sugar Bert Boxing National Qualifier World Boxing Council Green Belt Challenge tournament on Aug. 28-30. The event will be held at the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center.

 The three-day tournament, sanctioned …

Sports in the Last Pandemic

Sailors boxing during 1918 pandemic.

By Sherri Middleton

As sports events prepare to return this summer, reports have begun to circulate about athletes testing positive for COVID-19 at some college campuses. Major league athletes are also being affected by the virus as they try to practice or remain fit for …