For Robert Terry, boxing was ticket out of dangers of Jersey City
BAYONNE, N.J. — It only takes one momentary glance to understand that Robert Terry has been through some trauma in
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NJ Boxing News
The latest boxing news, opinions and features from the Garden State
Author: Ryan Songalia
Mark Magsayo’s long, hard road out of hell
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Mark Magsayo walked into a packed gym on Monday, about 48 hours after his world title
Read MoreOpinion: Replacing Norfolk’s Confederate statue? Put Pernell Whitaker up instead
For generations, anyone driving through the middle of Norfolk’s downtown district would have to pass by a statue honoring soldiers
Read MoreFor black boxers, encounters with police can be more dangerous than the ring
Like millions of people around the world, Caleb Truax was heartbroken by the killing of George Floyd on May 25.
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Kahshad Elliott wants to bring boxing glory back to Plainfield
Though the boxing gyms are closed, Kahshad Elliott hasn’t taken a step back from his own training. That’s the advantage
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Francisco Mendez, benevolent New York gym owner, dies at age 61
Francisco Mendez, the Mendez Boxing Gym founder who immigrated from a small town in rural Mexico to achieve his American
Read MoreAbraham Lopez is fighting to save lives on the coronavirus frontlines
Abraham Lopez is used to confronting danger. As a boxer he stepped into the ring over 100 times as an
Read MoreBoxing gyms have been hit hard by COVID-19 shutdowns
The grainy boxing replays on TV serve as a reminder of the void fans have felt this past week. Virtually
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COVID-19 isn’t the first pandemic to halt boxing
At a time when boxing is on more channels and platforms than ever before, it felt eery to have a
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Michael Hilton survived the streets of Trenton before the boxing ring
TRENTON, N.J. — It doesn’t take Michael Hilton long to respond when asked about where he’d be if he hadn’t
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