Why does the CYBC encourage amateur boxing?
It is a positive way for inner-city youth to vent out the natural aggressions that they may have pent up inside. Boxing also encourages the boxers’ to control their anger, which leads to self-discipline, not only in the ring, but also in everyday life. Compare the choices of inner-city youth training in a boxing gym or roaming the streets where there are violent street gangs, guns and drugs present, the boxing gym is a far safer environment.
