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Raised in St. Paul’s Frogtown, Dalton Outlaw once dreamed of becoming the champion of the world of boxing, a sport that to him was about a lot more than getting punched in the face.
With a business degree from Concordia University, he opened Element Gym, a social benefit corporation that markets itself as “the best gym in St. Paul,” one geared as much toward kids, seniors and the disabled as toward competitive athletes looking to break into the sport professionally.
The mission of roping in non-traditional boxers while building bodies, hearts and minds has expanded with time, even as it became clear it was time to move on from former digs at the Fairview Business Center.
“I stopped trying to be the best in the world, to be the best for the world,” said Outlaw on Tuesday, s...
