Photos by Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer
In years gone by, this was a very popular sport. Today, efforts are being made to revive boxing among the young. Several young participants are now regular visitors to a downtown Kingston gym taking part in a programme run by the Jamaica Boxing Board of Control.
LEFT: Cartony Robinson (left) spars in the ring with Everton Eccleston at the Stanley Couch Gym in Kingston.
CENTRE: Kingsley Goodison (left), manager of the Stanley Couch Gym and a director of the Jamaica Boxing Board of Control, assists young Rakeem Mason with his gloves during a training session.
RIGHT: Participants in the boxing programme; (from left) Nathan Bennett, 9, Jimiel Hylton, 11, with Rakeem Mason, 12, and Raswill Nash, 10, all from inner-city communities.