“It’s there to help boys get off the streets," says Tommy Borg, who trains at an east London boxing club that is under the threat of closure. Mr Borg, who has been a member of Broad Street ...

The East End of London has a long history of boxing featuring famous boxers. Surrounded by poverty, many illegal boxing spaces sprung up during the 1880s. The Repton Boxing Club founded in 1884 has ...