Welcoming and violent: Gym owner Liz Parr hands out some tough lessons
The boxing coach was once the world’s top-ranked amateur female fighter.
Where to Watch the Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight in Long Beach
For those unable to afford $3,500 tickets on StubHub today, or who don’t want to buy three 18-packs of Tecate or Tecate Light to earn a $50 mail-in rebate for their pay-per-view purchase, here are some bars in the city that will be showing the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight.
DG Boxing to Begin Free Training Camp for Golden Gloves Tournament Hopefuls
In celebration of its 15 year anniversary, Long Beach’s DG Boxing is holding tryouts Jan. 15 to find the top 15 fighters, local or not, for a free 15-week training regimen that for the best two will end with a chance to compete in the 2015 Golden Gloves boxing tournament.
DG Boxer Reggie Verduzco to Make his Pro Boxing Debut
After eight years in and out of the ring, 26-year-old Reggie Verduzco is ready to make his pro-boxing debut Friday at the Montabello Quiet Cannon.
Long Beach’s DG Boxing Pairs With Find a Dream to Help Local Youth
Pine Avenue’s home of all things boxing, DG Boxing, has recently paired with Find A Dream in order to expand upon the nonprofit’s mission to help kids in need reach their dreams through healthy channels and community.
Ashlee Evans-Smith, Former Long Beach MMA Instructor, Ready to Battle Transgender Fighter Fallon Fox
It’s extremely rare that a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter with a 1 – 0 record would be on the verge of helping make history in her sport. But such is the case with Ashlee Evans-Smith, who will square off against the first openly transgender pro MMA fighter, Fallon Fox, in the Championship Fighting Alliance tournament title fight on October 12 in Coral Gables, Florida.