Blog Posts - Boxing

Yesterday, I pointed out to Alan that it has been a year since Colonel (Ken), who stands to the left in the photo above had passed away.  I still miss him.  Alan wondered how Kenny, Colonel's son, was holding up.  We haven't seen him s...

Look out for my interview in Waitrose Weekend today (16th Dec) where I share my ideas for the perfect festive bash with a lemon, rose and poppy seed baked cheesecake, Polish-style open turkey sandwiches and festive vodka cocktails #HomeForChristmas P...

Today was the last day of the fall session, and no one came to the gym.  Ariel usually doesn't come in on Saturdays, so I wasn't surprised.  Donovan and Maz have missed a lot of days, and I have no idea what's up with that.  The kids w...

I had to go to Garfield Park today to attend an instructor's training.  I was a little pissed because I wasn't told about it until yesterday.  The day was planning to be a long, slow one.  The training wasn't as bad and unproductive li...

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Thomas and the boxing coaches make the matches for the Eckhart Park show in the photo above.  I had already made a match for Donovan with one of Eddie's (the coach at Davis Square Park) fighters.Alan tried to get matches for John and Rojan, but...

Ryoichi Taguchi vs Ryo Miyazaki WBA World light flyweight title Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Result: Ryoichi Taguchi def. Ryo Miyazaki (UD, 116-112, 117-111, 119-109) ... For full video please click here or go to www.worldboxtv.

Luis Concepcion vs. Kohei Kono for WBA World super flyweight title. at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan. Result: Luis Concepcion def. Kohei Kono (UD, 116-112, 115-113, 116-112) ... For full video please click here or go to www.worl...

ESPN Championship Boxing Presents Mexican California base three division champion Leo Santa Cruz Defend his WBA Super world featherweight and vacant WBC diamond belt against former... For full video please click here or go to www.worldboxtv.ne...

James was hyped and ready for a fight at Harrison Park, but there was no match for him.  I was relieved when I was able to match Donovan with a 12-year-old who fights out of that park. Before the show began, an honorary ten count was given in th...

I decided to have Donovan and James do something different today.  "Miss Hillari, why do you have headgear on?" James asked.  "I'm going to spar one round with you, then one round with Donovan.  Then you two will spar together," I answ...

John gets in one on Ro during their sparring session at Loyola Park in this photo.Unfortunately, I have to begin with some sad news.  Sean Curtin passed on several days ago.  He was the author of two books about Chicago boxing -- Chicago Bo...

Jesus and Carlos sparred down at Loyola Park.  Carlos had his hands down too much, and kept hesitating to throw punches.  Jesus took advantage of this.  At the end of their session, I saw a lot of blood on Carlos' mouthpiece.   Al...

Two people from Loyola Park fought at Seward Park's boxing show last week, and I was in both of their corners.  Solomon attends Barry's class, and my primary function was to use his cell phone to record his fight.  Solomon won his bout. &nb...

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I guess James' ear was still bothering him yesterday (James has an infection), so he didn't come to the gym.  Donovan and Tayjon got some sparring in.  Tayjon had Donovan backed against the ropes, punching him until I thought Donovan would...

I had Tayjon and James do some inside fighting during their sparring time.  The boys had to keep one foot inside the tire in the gym as they duked it out.  James got popped a couple of times, landing on the floor.  As he got up slowly,...

I was poised to get a good shot of Alan and his son talking in-between rounds of Matt's sparring session with Rojan.  Then they both noticed I had the camera and started clowning.Note in this photo that Matt is not wearing headgear, but Rojan is...

“In boxing,  if you get angry toh aur zyada maar padegi ring mein. It’s all about doing your bit and winning points. Why take unnecessary panga,  get angry and waste your energy?  —Vijender Singh. Filed under: Bo...

Tayjon was MIA again, but my two most consistent people, Donovan and James, showed up for class.  Today was a sparring day, and the usual procedure is to let them warm up and work out for a half-hour, then begin sparring the second half of the h...

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