Empire Fighting Chance Our story of 2025: Fighting Harder

Empire Fighting Chance is a Bristol charity that combines non-contact boxing with mentoring, therapy and careers support for young people facing disadvantage, and trains partners across the UK to use its approach. Its report, Our story of 2025: Fighting Harder, shows 10,609 young people reached during the year. Key figures from the report: Empire Fighting Chance reached 10,609 young people in 2025: 2,587 supported directly and 8,022 through trained partner organisations. Empire Fighting Chance reaches young people through boxing. Box Champions pairs non-contact boxing with mentoring, Box Therapy brings in qualified therapists, and Box Careers connects young people with employers through careers events and company visits.