Our story of 2025: Fighting Harder

About

Empire Fighting Chance reaches young people through boxing. Box Champions pairs non-contact boxing with mentoring, Box Therapy brings in qualified therapists, and Box Careers connects young people with employers through careers events and company visits. Box Juniors offers open-access sessions, Box Sisterhood was launched in 2025 for young women, and Box Leaders and Box Enterprise build leadership and workplace skills. The charity also trains and licenses boxing clubs and organisations across the country, and has opened a new site in Southmead, north Bristol.

Key Metrics

Key Outcomes

• In Box Champions, 94% of young people stopped getting into trouble, 93% felt more confident and 85% improved their school attendance.
• In Box Therapy, 85% of young people felt happier and 82% felt more motivated, with an average improvement of 7 points on the Outcome Rating Scale; 100% of Box Careers participants felt more positive about the future.
• Raqib, 14, a refugee from Afghanistan who had been getting into daily street fights, learned to avoid violence through Box Champions with his coach, joined an amateur boxing club and is now exploring a career in fitness.

Geography

South West