Cornered, A Fighter’s Story is a documentary by J.D. Belcher. J.D. is the owner of JJN Multimedia. It’s a 57 minute film that follows 3 boxers from the Black Diamond Boxing Team located at The Community Crossing in Welch, WV. It is gritty and transparent. Don’t be fooled into thinking it’s a Rocky story or about boxing. It really is about life in McDowell County, West Virginia. If you have not seen it yet, make a point to do so. If your church or group wants to schedule the film in your area please let us know. We would be happy to bring it to you.

We feel it is a very impactful film for the viewers but we can only speak for ourselves as to what kind of impact it will have on our program. While watching the film we saw both the strengths and weaknesses of what we do at Black Diamond Boxing Club. We have a decent gym and a great coach. Over the years we have won more fights than we have lost. We are confident in what we do inside the ring. What we saw in the film is that we need to do more outside the ring. The challenges our kids face on a daily basis are far more difficult than what they face in the ring.
For an at-risk kid boxing is a much needed outlet and even therapy. It provides a vision, focus and discipline that is missing in their lives. There is nothing wrong with any of that provided we figure out how to bring that vision, focus and discipline into their lives outside the ring. Our motto is Be a Boxer, Be a Professional, be Both!  The reality is that most of our kids will not be professional boxers but we can work towards all of our kids learning the life skills to go on to be professional people.

Presently, we are working with the Vice-president of the USA Boxing WV Local Boxing Commission, Constance Brammer, to develop our program to benefit our boxers both inside the ring and outside the ring. We are recruiting local volunteers to become mentors so our coach can do what he does best, which is to coach. If you live locally and want to volunteer please contact The Community Crossing.