Boxing
‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’
‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’
Boxing clubs have long been doing the work once associated with the state. Can a new national study be the reason grassroots gyms stay alive?
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport
Meet our 2026 Changemakers. Here Big Issue celebrates the boxing gyms, art therapy groups, record labels and football clubs who are making a difference
Inside the UK’s first NHS boxing gym: ‘You can pick yourself up no matter what’
Inside the UK’s first NHS boxing gym: ‘You can pick yourself up no matter what’
The south-east London gym that is pioneering boxing on the NHS
Why everyone should give boxing a try, according to ex-world champ Jane Couch
Why everyone should give boxing a try, according to ex-world champ Jane Couch
The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts
The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts
Stephen Graham and Steven Knight on class, boxing and new drama A Thousand Blows
Stephen Graham and Steven Knight on class, boxing and new drama A Thousand Blows
Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’
Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s historic Olympic win is a victory against hate
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s historic Olympic win is a victory against hate
Covid destroyed my mental health and I lost everything – but discovering boxing turned my life around
Covid destroyed my mental health and I lost everything – but discovering boxing turned my life around
Top 5 books on boxing, chosen by commentator Andy Clarke
Top 5 books on boxing, chosen by commentator Andy Clarke
‘I come down and smash it out’: How a boxing gym is giving marginalised young people a fighting chance
‘I come down and smash it out’: How a boxing gym is giving marginalised young people a fighting chance
We started as a boxing gym – now we’re a whole community
We started as a boxing gym – now we’re a whole community
KSI: ‘I just had a dream, self-belief and a huge work ethic’
