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Mexico Launches 'Boxeando por la Paz' With 5,000 Pros to Train 100,000 Youth

Enrollment is open for free boxing classes starting March 2 under a WBC‑backed plan that pays pros a minimum wage with health coverage.

Overview

  • Registration runs through February 28 on the Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro platform, where a public directory of participating gyms is available.
  • Free one‑hour sessions, Monday to Friday, will be held in community gyms for participants ages 6 to 29.
  • About 5,000 professional boxers will serve as instructors, receiving 9,582 pesos per month and IMSS medical coverage through the program.
  • The initiative is delivered in alliance with the World Boxing Council, which designed the training content and worked with state and municipal commissions to select instructors.
  • Officials target roughly 100,000 students, though some reports cite about 90,000, and the WBC says 170 gyms have been approved in the initial rollout.