Photos: Boxing summer camp teaches New Orleans youth about team building and confidence
We Want Coach Mo Boxing gym hosted a 4-week-long boxing camp for New Orleans youth. Campers learned about the basics of boxing, confidence and team building with Coach Mo, camp counselors and volunteers.
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Campers take turns leading a warmup during the WWCM Boxing Camp with Coach Mo in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Sam Malone IV, leads a part of the warmup during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Campers warmup during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Campers take a quick fruit and water break during the WWCM Boxing Camp with Coach Mo in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Trophies and metals decorate the wall of the WWCM Boxing Gym in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Willie Nunnery Jr., Maurice Flippen, 8, and Sam Malone III, move with weights during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Malone said his wife found the camp for their son and he wanted to help out. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Ty'lyel Hubbard, 9, does pushups during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Wilson Gaines, 7, punches with weights during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Sam Malone III and Sam Malone IV punch with weights during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Maurice Flippen, 8, compares muscles with April "Coach Mo" Moreland during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Camp counselor Wayne Henry III leads campers in punches with weights during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Maurice Flippen, 8, and Wilson Gaines, 7, snack on fruit as they take a hydration break during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Wilson Gaines, 7, and Sam Malone III flip tires during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Willie Nunnery Jr. and Ty'lyel Hubbard, 9, flip tires during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Sam Malone IV flips a tire during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Rhun Rochon, 7, flips a tire during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Campers flip tires during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Ty'lyel Hubbard, 9, and Sam Malone IV, help cheer on Rhun Rochon, 7, as he flips a tire during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Campers cheer as one group finishes before the other during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Ty'lyel Hubbard, 9, is cooled off during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Campers put away cones and tires during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Willie Nunnery Jr. shows off his muscles with campers during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Wilson Gaines, 7, takes a moment to cool off during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Mirrors reflect the WWCM Boxing Gym during the summer camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Campers analyze the moves of Canelo Alvarez during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Campers analyze the moves of Canelo Alvarez during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Nyleaj Robertson, 15, jumps rope during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Sam Malone IV and Wilson Gaines, 7, jump rope during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Rhun Rochon, 7, takes a break as Sam Malone III does pushups during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Maurice Flippen, 8, cools off in front of a fan during the WWCM Boxing Camp in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)