Articles filed under Boxing
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In this boxing class, the fight is against Parkinson's diseaseMay 14, 2019 7:09 am - Teresa Muir pounds the heavy bag in the corner of the Elgin gym, working up a sweat with each punch. At 61, her red hair in a ponytail, the easygoing flute teacher is ...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifer: Cheech and Chong, White Sox, Sunbathing, Roller Disco, Muhammad Ali, war protests and moreOct 23, 2018 6:10 am - See Daily Herald archived images of Cheech and Chong, the White Sox, roller disco, Muhammad Ali, war protests and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifier gallery. ...
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Boxers pull no punches at charity event in WaucondaJul 14, 2018 5:51 pm - Pugilists of varying talent hit the ring Friday night in Wauconda for a charity boxing tournament dubbed Badges Versus Bad Guys. Staged at the Golden Oaks Rodeo Grounds...
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Wheaton's Mike Lee pushes through pain as he chases boxing world titleJul 05, 2018 11:13 pm - Mike Lee knows pain. Obviously. The Wheaton native can rattle off a list of impressively violent injuries he has pushed through in his professional boxing career to date...
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'I love you, so I'm hitting you': Mother, daughter bond through boxingMay 14, 2018 6:34 am - Teenager Brianna Jones remembers the first time she punched her mom in the face. “I'm sorry, Mom,” she told Kathleen Jones. “I love you, so I'm hitting you.” Understandi...
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Wrede swings into action with Bengal Bouts at NDFeb 26, 2018 12:08 pm - Former Prospect standout athlete Jackson Wrede is wrapping up a four-year association with the University of Notre Dame's boxing club, which has an 88-year history of sp...
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'Raging Bull' Jake LaMotta dies at 95Sep 21, 2017 2:21 pm - Jake LaMotta, an iron-fisted battler who brawled his way to a middleweight title and was later memorialized by Robert De Niro in the film "Raging Bull," has died. He was...
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Imrem: Even if McGregor just competitive against Mayweather, boxing an endangered sportAug 24, 2017 9:02 pm - Boxing has been an endangered - or at least fading - species for a while and is facing another potential crisis. Mixed martial arts has been threatening boxing's status;...
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Hawthorn Woods mayor to get in the boxing ring Friday for charityMay 05, 2017 6:17 am - Business casual is the suggested dress Friday night as the boxing gym at the Libertyville Sports Complex is transformed into a showplace for the third "Badges vs Bad Guy...
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Pro boxer builds Palatine business, careerSep 20, 2016 10:30 am - When Achour Esho left his native Syria as a youngster, he never expected one day to become a professional boxing champion and then a business owner. The founder of Palat...