After retiring from the boxing ring, former Lineal Middleweight Champion of the World and Valley native, Kelly Pavlik, has been a busy man.

He retired at age 30, opened and owns mi gym in Columbiana County, has a podcast called "The Punchline" with James Dominguez, and this year, created a workout app with world title challenger Billy Lyell called "The Sweet Science +."

Now his focus is on helping kids in the Valley and across the area, introducing them to the sport he fell in love with over the years.

"Now I go off on other adventures and enjoy them, but I think this is going to be a passion for me, another chapter in boxing I can move on to and enjoy," said Pavlik.

He is still scouting out places in Mahoning County for the new boxing gym.

"I want to be in the middle of everybody. Close, you're ten minutes from Poland, ten minutes from Canfield, you're right by Youngstown, you're right by Boardman," said Pavlik.

The Kelly Pavlik Charitable Organization, or non-profit, will be open for free for kids ages eight to 18 from Mahoning, Columbiana, and Trumbull counties to learn the sport, discipline, and work ethic that boxing taught him growing up.

Pavlik will be the head trainer and said the kids and teens taking part would have some simple chores to do in the gym, such as putting items they use away when they're done.

"We will have some programs for them. Again, we will monitor their grades and make sure they're staying out of trouble, that's a big part of it also," said Pavlik.

As Pavlik turns another page in the chapter of his life, his goal is to expand or grow the program from the boxing ring to help provide opportunities for young boxers so they can be successful in the arena of life.

"A lot of kids don't have structure in life, and I think what we are going to bring here, you know, these kids are going to have chores to do at the gym, their grades are going to be we are going to have somebody watching and keeping an eye on that, and the grades are going to have to be par or passing for them to compete. We're going to work on having motivational speakers there a couple of times throughout the year," said Pavlik. "Boxing is an important sport; it does a lot for a lot of people. It gave me a lot, and it gave me an opportunity to the things I want to do now, and the opportunity to do things like this charitable organization to where I can help out."

Pavlik will be hosting a boxing event on April 25 to help raise funds for the non-profit.

The non-profit's website will be up soon, along with an Instagram and Facebook page, which will have information so you can buy tickets to attend.