Boxing

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The trans boxer fighting to open up combat sports for queer people

Trans boxers are banned from licensed fights in England, so Jill Leflour is going blow-for-blow to end trans exclusion in sport.

Written by: Alex King

Photography

In the ring with Mexico City’s legendary underground boxers

Inspired by the godfather of Mexican documentary photography, David Hanes-Gonzalez creates an intimate portrait of sport, culture and community.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Sports

Ramla Ali will never stop fighting

Amid the release of her new book, the former refugee turned boxer, model, humanitarian and now author reflects on the turbulent journey that has shaped her remarkable rise.

Written by: Daisy Schofield

Photography

Welcome to Doug’s: the last of a dying breed of boxing gyms

Texas original — In his new project, Doug’s Gym: The Last of It’s Kind, photographer Norm Diamond pays tribute to a disappearing world.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Photography

‘Women have only one way to survive: learning to fight’

Boxing in DRC — For decades, rape and other forms of sexual violence have become endemic in the DRC. In a new portrait series, photographer Alessandro Grassani captures the women who are finding strength through boxing.

Written by: Eva Clifford

Outdoors

Chessboxing: the new craze where brain meets brawn

Season’s beatings — We enter the ring for a night of chessboxing: a curious combination of four-minute speed chess and three-minute boxing.

Written by: Tom Hale

Outdoors

The London boxing club where fighting means family

Rollin' with the punches — For over 40 years, a no-nonsense boxing club in North London has been a hub of rebirth and redemption. But step back from the success stories and a different picture emerges: one giant family fighting for survival.

Written by: Niall Flynn

Reportage

Battling depression and addiction at London’s homeless boxing club

Step into the ring — Members of Caris Boxing Club might be marked out as anti-social, dirty and unsafe on the street, but at London's homeless boxing club they're standing up and fighting back.

Written by: Matt Broomfield

Culture

The world champion bringing women's boxing to the mainstream

Guts and glory — Claressa 'T.Rex' Shields is fighting, against the odds, to be the best female boxer in the world.

Written by: Shelley Jones

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