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By PEG DEGRASSA | The Delaware County Daily Times
January 18, 2024

The sounds of laughter and enthusiastic cheering can be heard almost immediately upon entering Jabz Boxing at 611 N. Swarthmore Ave. on any given Friday night.

Encouraged, guided, and cheered on by at least a half dozen coaches and many parents, a handful of individuals are punching bags in the ring, running and jumping their way through an obstacle course, running relay races, sparring with their boxing gloves and being guided through one-on-one pad work.

Published Dec. 27, 2023, 5:00 a.m. ET
by Kerith Gabriel | The Philadelphia Inquirer

Costello’s Gym is the only boxing facility in the city to partner with Down to Box, a program created for people with Down syndrome to work on their coordination and mental focus.

Delaware Beach Life – Winter 2022
by Maddy Lauria

Every Tuesday evening, Wilson Sharp eagerly puts on his backpack and waits by the door for his mom to drive him 35 minutes or so to Flex World Fitness in Georgetown. The Milford resident isn’t jonesing for just any workout. He, along with about half a dozen other young adults from southern Delaware, is gearing up for what his mother describes as “the highlight of his week”: the Down to Box program…

From an article appearing online on Delawareonline.com.

Monday, July 11th 2022
By: Esteban Parra, Delaware News Journal

On any given Tuesday, one can find Torie Moore at the gym — gloves on and ready to box.

From the punching bag to a practice round with trainer Jonathan Gainey, the 30-year-old woman seems immersed in the boxing culture for the hour she is at the gym.

Pittsburgh-area boxing gym helping to provide support, empower young adults with Down syndrome. The fun fitness class is part of a national nonprofit organization called “Down to Box.”