RIYADH: Sometimes the most inspiring journeys begin with life’s toughest challenges and this is the case with Lee Starks who transformed a difficult past into a lifelong mission of mentorship through boxing.
Starks moved to Saudi Arabia several years ago from a gym in Plano, New Jersey, that produced 21 champions, and is now a founder of TKO Fighters in Riyadh.
He is helping to shape the future of boxing in Saudi Arabia from its grassroots while mentoring a new generation of athletes and contributing to the Kingdom’s rapidly evolving sports landscape.
Starks’ journey from a troubled teenager in New Jersey to becoming an internationally recognized boxing coach had many turns that changed his views on life.
“I was boxing myself to stay out of trouble. And then I stopped boxing when my oldest daughter was about to be born.”
