Emancipation Day for black Americans. Zim Satcher, a Rio Rancho boxing trainer, is a Black man who studied The Sweet Science with the late Joe Louis Murphy, a Black boxer named for a Black boxer.

In the middle of Black History Month, D.C. leaders put the spotlight on several Black boxing champions who started their careers in the nation’s capital and made it to the ring on the national stage.

Jack Johnson knocks out Stanley Ketchel in the 12th round after being knocked down by Ketchel earlier in the round. (Public Domain) John Arthur “Jack” Johnson is widely regarded as one of the best and ...