(Maryse Zeidler/CBC)This is Jankovic’s first exhibition fight, and it’s taking place at the Eastside Boxing Club in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown neighbourhood. Eastside Boxing is one of the few gyms on the South Coast that offers women's only boxing. (Maryse Zeidler/CBC)Eastside Boxing is one of the few gyms on the South Coast that offers women's only boxing. Jaime Ward-Yassin is one of the lead coaches at Eastside Boxing. (Maryse Zeidler/CBC)Fighters like Jankovic who train at Eastside Boxing often use the word “empowering” to describe how the sport makes them feel.

Source: CBC News February 09, 2020 22:30 UTC