Meet Vaggelis Chatzis, the World’s Only One-Handed Professional Boxer
Vaggelis Chatzis’s life is considered by many the ultimate underdog story. After having his right forearm amputated from below the elbow when he was only a baby, he grew up to become the world’s only one-handed professional boxer. Chatzis was born with a cancerous tumour in his right hand which would have ultimately killed him […]
Executive Boxing Takes Corporate Rivalry to a New Level
The gloves were on at the second ever Executive Fight Night, in Tokyo, last week, as 14 corporate executives from seven different countries went into the boxing ring for some good, clean fun and settling rivalries between companies. “To usher in a new era of fitness amongst stressed-out Tokyo executives and stage a safe, professional […]
Students Take Up Boxing to Become Better Musicians
The students of the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, N.Y., learn more than just music. In groups, they are asked to attend classes of a highly different nature. Classes that test and train them physically, and teach them the basic skills of boxing. While it’s perfectly understandable that a musician may enjoy a little physical […]
Sujet Salee – Thailand’s Blind Boxing Champion
Sujet Salee is a 29-year-old Thai boxer who fought his way to becoming a champion, despite being blind, since birth. Sujet began his boxing career in October of 2008 and since ten has won 5 fights and drew once. He fights against other boxers, who are blindfolded to even the scales. According to his trainers, […]