Boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s daughter, Rasheda Ali, is trying to knock out youth violence in Chicago by getting more kids in the ring and off of the streets.
Fifty years ago today, Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson met in a Chicago ring for the heavyweight championship of the world. The city is still trying to live down that fight.
There’s a new photo exhibition at Harold Washington College in Chicago’s Loop. It features young boxers from some clubs run through the Chicago Park District. What you won’t see are typical boxing shots - all hard punches and flying sweat.
There aren't a lot of female boxers in the ring. But, "Eight Forty-Eight's" Alison Cuddy was able to catch up with one at the Chicago Boxing Club in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood.
