New Multi-Purpose Stage to Feature Student Performances Our newly fenced-in backyard space continues to become more functional, enhancing the Downtown Boxing Gym’s educational mission. Now ...

Computer Coding ‘Boot Camp’ at the Downtown Boxing Gym Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, our middle and high school students learn the high-tech languages of ...

Six New Vans to Transport Downtown Boxing Gym Students You’ve likely seen them lined up in front of our building on E. Vernor in Detroit. ...

Downtown Boxing Gym Graduates Receive College Scholarships The Downtown Boxing Gym is proud to present our first-ever Al (Blue) Lewis Scholarships. Three deserving graduates were ...

DBG Experiences Detroit City FC Our students had a blast taking in the excitement and high energy of a semi-professional soccer game under the lights ...

From Ringside to Riverside: Our Kayaking Adventure Every Wednesday, a group of students from the Downtown Boxing Gym goes kayaking on the Detroit River. Detroit ...

Congratulations to our 2017 Junior Olympic National Champions! The Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program is celebrating this holiday weekend after three youth boxers won national ...

More Books for your Bucks Studies show that reading during the summer months helps students retain what they’ve learned and prevents ‘summer slide.’ Now through ...

Our New Yard Levels the Playing Field for Students The Downtown Boxing Gym now has a beautiful, safe, grass-covered yard for our students to enjoy, ...

Detroit Diesel Partners with the Downtown Boxing Gym The Detroit-based company, a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, has selected the Downtown Boxing Gym as ...

Meet Mike, Our New Academic Coordinator There’s a new face at the Downtown Boxing Gym. Academic Coordinator, Mike Mroz, joined us recently and he is ...

Downtown Boxing Gym Wins 2017 Impact100 Grant The Downtown Boxing Gym was selected from among three finalists. The funds we’ll receive from Impact100 Metro Detroit ...

Leaders Quest Brings PwC to DBG They stepped outside of their comfort zone when they stepped into the Downtown Boxing Gym and 15 employees of PwC, ...

Downtown Boxing Gym Receives Grant for Rock Climbing Wall The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has awarded grants to 33 local organizations, including the Downtown Boxing Gym, ...

Join Us! Regional Junior Olympic Boxing Tournament May 27-28 Make this Memorial Day Weekend a weekend to remember! The Downtown Boxing Gym will host the ...

Senior Spotlight: Congratulations, Zoe! Zoe is a Downtown Boxing Gym graduating senior at Detroit’s Cass Tech High School. She plans to attend Bowling Green State ...

Van Drivers Wanted! The Downtown Boxing Gym is seeking responsible, experienced, part-time van drivers to safely transport our students to and from our program in ...

Good Fences, Good Neighbors! The Downtown Boxing Gym’s outdoor space is now secured with a new 6-foot commercial grade chain-link fence, thanks to the generosity ...

Boxing Gym and Hillel Hold Multicultural Seder A non-traditional Passover seder took place recently at the Downtown Boxing Gym, bringing students from different cultures and ...

The Downtown Boxing Gym is an Airbnb Experience The Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program is proud to be part of Airbnb’s unique program called “Trips.” ...

Dynamic Duo Visits Downtown Boxing Gym The Fight 2 Fight program, created by the husband and wife team of singer/songwriter Brynn Marie and boxer Josh ...

Boxing Gym Student Pursuing UCLA Not every ninth grader has a clear vision of what his/her future looks like. But Kalonnie isn’t your typical ninth grader. He ...

Challenge Detroit Unveils Outdoor Plans The sky’s the limit as Challenge Detroit fellows share their innovative ideas for our outdoor space at the Downtown Boxing Gym. Imagine ...

Yoga at the Downtown Boxing Gym The sounds of the boxing gym are unmistakable. From jumping rope to gloves hitting the heavy bag to the ...

Meet Our Silver Gloves National Champion! The Downtown Boxing Gym has a new national champion. 13 year-old Josue won the Boys Open 12-13 year old ...

Gym Becomes TV Studio for a Day The Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program recently hosted a panel of experts for a special taping of the ...

Books Before Boxing Did you know 100 percent of our students graduate from DBG youth program? Now that’s a point of pride. We do all ...