Boxing gym builds confidence, discipline

Courtesy of Daniel Mendoza/Gonzalez Boxing

Madera Unified girls get in the ring to participate in a free boxing summer camp, hosted by Gonzalez Boxing. The camp teaches the students discipline and provides them with a positive outlet.

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Gonzalez Boxing, founded by Daniel and Adriana Gonzalez, hosted a summer class in partnership with Madera Unified School District to offer free after-school programs and summer camps designed to build discipline, confidence, and community. 

Adriana led the gym’s first all-girls summer class at Gonzalez Boxing (16491 Road 26, near Matilda Torres High School).

“We did an after-school program with Madera Unified, but it was co-ed,” Adriana said. “Right after that class, they mentioned the idea of an all-girls summer camp, and I was completely for it.”