SOCORRO, Tx., November 24, 2025: The City of Socorro issued a public warning last week urging residents to report what officials described as “fighting rings” forming in local parks. But the organizers behind the viral sparring videos say city leaders have misunderstood the purpose of their gatherings – arguing the sessions are structured, supervised, and intended to prevent violence, not create it.
The group, known online as RT Fades, has gained a large following for posting videos of what they call controlled boxing-style sparring among young men. City officials say the activity poses a public safety risk, but the organizers say that characterization ignores the structure, purpose, and rules they’ve put in place.
According to founders Ricky & Timmy, the effort began informally to defuse conflicts within their own friend group before arguments escalated…