More than 700 people filled Hayward Adult School in July for an exciting night of boxing as DSAL Boxing Academy returned home after two years of traveling to compete. This marked DSAL Boxing’s first boxing event at Hayward Adult School since 2019, giving our boxers the opportunity to step into the ring in front of the people who know and support them best. For DSAL’s young athletes, competing at home made the night especially meaningful...

Coach Bahati knows firsthand what it means to grow up in a DSAL program. His journey began at just thirteen years old, when he first joined DSAL Boxing Academy as a young participant. Over the years, his connection to the program grew into a role as a boxing coach, and now, fourteen years after he first stepped through the gym doors, he has been promoted to DSAL’s Boxing Program Coordinator. Drawing on his experience as both a former participant and a coach, Bahati is ready

Our new Boxing Coach Oliver joins DSAL with a passion for boxing and a genuine enthusiasm for sharing the sport with others. For Oliver, one of the things that makes boxing so rewarding is that there's always something new to learn. Through his own training and competition experience, he's discovered that the benefits extend well beyond developing skills in the ring. Boxing has introduced him to new people, helped him build great friendships, and given him an appreciation fo

Joshua Gonzales has been ​t​raining with DSAL Boxing for four years. In that time, he's gotten stronger, more focused, and more disciplined​. He​ has also discovered something about himself: he loves the process of getting better at hard things. "Boxing training has given me practice in beginning something hard and finishing it. I feel stronger and more focused toward certain goals.​ My coaches care about my wellbeing and fitness goals. When struggling to lose weight, they