Daily Hampshire Gazette: Amherst native Vanessa Chakour brings women’s boxing classes to Franklin County’s YMCA
Vanessa Chakour has brought her boxing experience to Greenfield, where she’s leading women’s boxing classes at Franklin County’s YMCA. Credit: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO GREENFIELD — Vanessa Chakour didn’t ...
Amherst native Vanessa Chakour brings women’s boxing classes to Franklin County’s YMCA
After years of hating every kind of workout, one editor discovered kickboxing for women. And now she's totally hooked on the sport. Unpopular opinion: I hate working out. I’ve tried basically ...
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