HOUSTON, Texas A neighborhood boxing program in Houston s Fourth Ward is working to knock out bullying and build kids confidence.
LaFrance Burns and his wife, Bianca, first started Boxing for Bullies as a way for young people to channel their frustrations and learn some important life lessons.
Burns first started the program after seeing a video of his younger cousin being bullied and attacked at school. But the workouts aren t about punching - they re about improving self-esteem and preventing bullying, suicides, and violence in the community. We re therapy, we re boxing therapy, said Bianca Burns. That s our whole mission, is to allow people to let their frustration, anxiety and depression out. Anything that s pent up inside of them, let it out, so that we can fill them back up with greatness.