‘A blessing’: Wichita kids back in the ring after volunteers rebuild roof

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The kids who train at Wichita’s Villa Boxing were finally back in the ring on Monday — and under a new roof.

Since last summer, they had been training elsewhere after extreme weather destroyed the gym’s roof.

After $30,000 in repairs and half a year of volunteer work, the roof is complete.

“It’s definitely a blessing. It’s something to get me going. It’s something to keep my mind off trouble. I think it’d be a lot for other people to come and do it,” trainee A.V. Noel said.

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“I’m very blessed. I’m very happy. I feel a lot of stress leaving my body since I’ve gotten back in here. There’s amazing people here and just everything else,” trainee Takoda Huddleston said…

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