Domestic violence survivor organizes support group that talks, then learns to box

After being beaten and abused, a Chesapeake woman said she was able to escape domestic violence, using boxing as a way to help her grow.

It’s been nine years since Neisha Himes said she was last assaulted in a domestic violence situation. She said, “which was the worst and most violent of assaults, so I always think about that around this time.”

Himes escaped the volatile relationship and left the man who was abusing her.

“Boxing has been very instrumental in my journey as a survivor.”