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Gentle Giants: DBG Students Learn Life Lessons at Horse Camp

The Downtown Boxing Gym recently teamed up with Detroit Horse Power to give our students a one-of-a-kind week of learning how to ride and care ...
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Student Leader Gets Her First Job at the Downtown Boxing Gym

Kenedi Cain first set foot in the Downtown Boxing Gym four years ago. Now, she’s not just a student participant, she’s part of the staff. ...
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Meet the Gym’s Volunteers: Liz Garvin

We could not do what we do without our amazing volunteers! This is part of a series of blog posts to spotlight and celebrate the ...
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Shelf Help! Shelving.com Lends a Hand to Downtown Boxing Gym

The Downtown Boxing Gym is truly grateful to our donors and supporters who contribute in many ways to help our program grow and thrive. DBG ...
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Beauty and BRAINS: A Cosmetics Entrepreneur Visits DBG

Entrepreneur and chemist Alyssa Space recently visited the Downtown Boxing Gym and gave an empowering talk about pursuing your dreams. Space is the owner and ...
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Meet the Downtown Boxing Gym’s First International Volunteer

After nearly a decade running an IT startup in Berlin, Germany and traveling throughout Europe, Maurizio Graubner says he had a nagging feeling there might ...
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Celebrating Our Seniors: Congrats, Asia!

The Downtown Boxing Gym is incredibly proud of our 100% high school graduation rate – a track record of success that has continued every year ...
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Meet The Gym’s Volunteers: Colin Swingler

We could not do what we do without our amazing volunteers! This is part of a series of blog posts to spotlight and celebrate the ...
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Meet The Gym’s Volunteers: Jack Glover

We could not do what we do without our amazing volunteers! This is part of a series of blog posts to spotlight and celebrate the ...
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DBG Receives Detroit Future City ‘Working With Lots’ Grant

Spring has sprung in downtown Detroit and soon our students will be back outside learning and playing in our outdoor space. The Downtown Boxing Gym ...
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