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Fighting For What Matters: Impact Report 2024

Empire Fighting Chance is a Bristol-born Sport for Development charity using non-contact boxing combined with psychologically informed support to help young people affected by inequality and violence realise their potential. In its 10th year, 2024 saw the charity reach 10,435 young people directly and via 40 partner boxing clubs and youth services across the UK, alongside a new strategic partnership with Matchroom Boxing to support 100 amateur clubs.

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Non-contact boxing combined with psychologically informed support delivered through four programmes: Box Champions (mentoring), Box Therapy, Box Careers, and Box Juniors, plus training for partner boxing clubs nationwide Custom geography from upload: England

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 10,435 young people reached in 2024 across 40+ locations
Key Metric 2 47,576 young people reached over the charity's first 10 years
Key Metric 3 84% of Box Champions participants stopped getting into trouble

Key Outcomes

  • 84% of Box Champions participants stopped getting into trouble; 82% felt more confident
  • 99% of Box Therapy participants enjoyed the programme; 83% improved their mental wellbeing
  • 65 individuals progressed into employment, training or further education via Box Careers

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Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Delivered 11,474 sessions supporting 12,949 individuals across 40 programmes, generating 324,160 total engagements in 2025
Key Metric 2
Health & Wellbeing programmes delivered 270 sessions supporting 1,168 individuals, generating 7,315 engagements
Key Metric 3
Raised £50,714.49 net through the Foundation Fixture 2025 and £36,156.03 through the Fundraising Dinner (GBP)
Talking Tactics mentoring participant Jamie's confidence, aspirations and self-esteem grew significantly through one-to-one mentoring and mental health support
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
754 unique young people registered for Sport and Life Skills programmes (+114% vs 2022-23)
Key Metric 2
16 Locally Trusted Organisations delivered the programme, up from 9 in 2022-23
Key Metric 3
2,650 sessions held by delivery organisations in 2023-24
72% of young people reported 'getting on better at school or college' following engagement
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Close to 2,000 participants supported in 2024/25 across youth, prison and environmental programmes
Key Metric 2
826 students from 10 state schools took part, 67% female, with 70% of partner schools in the most deprived areas (IMD 1-4)
Key Metric 3
184 serving or released prisoners engaged through the 'Boats not Bars' reducing-reoffending programme
85% of young people improved their mental wellbeing and 83% felt more confident through the youth programme
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Key Metric 1
21,212 people engaged with in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
17,708 people played some form of rugby through Foundation programmes
Key Metric 3
More than £9,000 raised through Foundation Day; 9,000+ given back to grassroots rugby clubs
88% of girls in the Girls Tackle Rugby programme reported feeling more confident, per independent research with Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport