When athletes sign up for Haymakers for Hope, they?re quick to spot boxing?s similarities to the disease they?re fighting against. The sport can be lonely and relentless, exhausting and scary.

28-year-old Callie Simpkins doesn?t do anything halfway. As a child, she didn?t play a sport; she played every sport. When she signed up to compete in Haymakers for Hope?s 2019 Fight Night in New York City, she doesn?t train on the side; she trains...

With 32 different women stepping in the ring for the first time on October 9th you can imagine there must be a lot of nerves and emotions swirling around. Excitement, fear, anticipation, hope, dread, the list goes on.

Jesse Stephens likes to try things. Even a short conversation with the real estate investor will get him ticking off hobbies and activities.

With 32 different men and women stepping into the ring for the first time on September 19th, 2019 you can imagine there must be a lot of nerves and emotions swirling around. Excitement, fear, anticipation, hope, dread, the list goes on.

Charlotte Yates stands tall at five feet three inches on a good day. Although small in stature, she has a larger than life personality. Charlotte, who prefers to be called by her nickname Caddy, is an outgoing girl from the suburbs of Boston.

You?ve heard who they are and why they?re fighting. But now that we?re over the halfway mark until the big night on September 19th, things have started to pick up a bit. Training is getting more intense. They?ve been punched in the face.

You?ve heard who they are and why they?re fighting. But now that we?re over the halfway mark until the big night on September 19th, things have started to pick up a bit. Training is getting more intense. They?ve been punched in the face.

You?ve heard who they are and why they?re fighting. But now that we?re over the halfway mark until the big night on September 19th, things have started to pick up a bit. Training is getting more intense. They?ve been punched in the face.

You?ve heard who they are and why they?re fighting. But now that we?re over the halfway mark until the big night on September 19th, things have started to pick up a bit. Training is getting more intense. They?ve been punched in the face.