PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- South Philly native Maleek Jackson has been motivated to help change the violent trends of youth gun violence in Philadelphia. After spending a decade behind bars and losing ...
Taking place a little more than a mile away from present-day Peltz Boxing headquarters, a then 22-year old J Russell Peltz promoted his very first boxing event in front of a beyond-capacity crowd at ...
Several renowned figures from the Philadelphia boxing scene will be on hand at Fighter’s Heaven on Saturday for a special event called “A Tribute to Philly Boxing.” The event, scheduled from 10 a.m.
The Philly Smoke, this season's frontrunners, solidified their status as championship contenders by narrowly defeating the Las Vegas Hustle 229-223 in a thrilling quarterfinal at the 2300 Arena in ...
Rarely has the Philadelphia sports fan base needed the emotional uplift of a “W” more than it did heading into the Saturday-to-Saturday stretch with Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Danny “Swift” Garcia ...
If you walk into the Maleek Jackson Boxing Gym in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties neighborhood, you’ll find boxers at every level shuffling around in the ring. The gym’s owner, Maleek Jackson, ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Fairmount Park Conservancy on Wednesday unveiled upgrades to Boxers' Trail in Strawberry Mansion. In an Eyewitness News exclusive, former boxers and city leaders hope it ...
About three years ago, Center City saw a huge boutique boxing gym boom — with celeb-loved franchises Rumble Boxing, EverybodyFights, and Title Boxing Club opening Philly locations within five months ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A special event was held Thursday at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. A one-time boxing champ is sharing the health benefits of boxing. Hafiz Montgomery says using his hands ...