The new Circle of Discipline (COD) gym will open its doors this Saturday on October 23 from 12-2pm.
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Hometown boxing champion Jamal ‘Shango’ James gives back to youth
Hometown boxing champ Jamal ‘Shango’ James is reaching back to youth people in the neighborhood.
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Circle of Discipline celebrates 25 years of training, fitness, service
For the past 25 years, South Minneapolis’ Circle of Discipline (COD) has built an enviable rep for using its boxing ring to go the distance for the community. Last Saturday, more than one hundred supporters streamed through the organization’s doors at its Lake Street location to celebrate its silver anniversary.
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Fire and ice: Sierra Leone Samuels referees with a cool hand
The boxing ring has a way of revealing character and teaching lessons. Those who enter unprepared or unfocused are often exposed. For amateur boxing referee Sierra Leone Samuels, the boxing ring has provided a test of nerves, judgment and reason. So far she’s passing with flying colors.