Hey, boxing fans: Ryan Coyne, a 26-year-old pro cruiserweight who lives in South City and graduated from St. Charles High School, is one of the fighters on the latest season of The Contender. The first episode of the reality show airs tonight on Versus at 9 p.m. central. (That's Channel 45 on Charter; 151 on Dish; 603 on Direct-TV.)
Coyne's having a watching party *tonight* out in his native St. Charles at a joint called Undertow on Main Street. He'll be there by 8 p.m. and says anyone is
Kristen Hinman takes you inside Kenny Loehr's 12th and Park boxing gym in this week's feature story, "Prized Fighter," and we've posted video interviews with Loehr and two of his younger fighters, Orlando Hill and Chris Rhodes, along with footage of their bouts.Even at the tender age of eleven, Hill and Rhodes both talk openly about their dreams of fighting across the world, just before they take the ring on a recent Friday night at the Dunn-Marquette Rec Center in south St. Louis. Rhodes was re
Ryan advances after the first episode of this season's Contender!
The new season premiered last night and features St. Louis' own cruiserweight 26-year-old Ryan Coyne.
Coyne arrived in Singapore to find himself on the Blue Team, coached by John Bray, who, I got to say, is one m-effin', scary-looking dude. (Ryan tells me Bray was coached by Kenny Loehr on some national teams back in the '80s and '90s.)
Tony Danza, a former boxer who hasn't fought since 1980 when he got his break in acting,
