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Downtown Boxing Gym expanding footprint in Detroit, other cities

Downtown Boxing Gym is in active talks with youth groups in other parts of the state and the country to license its youth development model,

DBG Wins Library of Congress Literacy Award (WXYZ)

WXYZ-TV shared the news that DBG has received a 2023 Library of Congress Literacy Award for making a significant and measurable contribution to increasing literacy

DBG Wins Library of Congress Literacy Award (Fox 2 News)

Fox 2 News shared the story about the national recognition our literacy program received from the Library of Congress. We’ll be officially accepting the award

SEEN Community Changemaker Khali Sweeney Built a Boxing Gym with a Bigger Mission

Khali Sweeney was headed down a destructive path until he turned his life around and started a nationally recognized after-school program for Detroit’s youth

Downtown Boxing Gym Gives Kids a Chance for Success

With a 100% high school graduation rate, Downtown Boxing Gym is a highly sought-after youth mentoring program on Detroit’s east side

WWE stars visit Downtown Detroit boxing gym

WWE stars visited a Downtown Detroit boxing gym on Friday.

Believe! Podcast With Khali Sweeney

Khali Sweeney was going to end up in jail. Then he realized he could make a change. After teaching himself to read, he started Downtown Boxing

DBG reacts to Affirmative Action decision WJBK

A day after the US Supreme Court overturned Affirmative Action regarding race as a factor in college admissions, DBG issued a statement of our own.

Can After-School Programs Help Children Recover From the Pandemic?

DETROIT — A fleet of vans and a bus picked up dozens of students and dropped them off at the Downtown Boxing Gym here on

Downtown Boxing Gym is making a difference in the lives of Detroit’s youth

Getting into the boxing ring takes a lot of stamina, strategy, and heart, and at the Downtown Boxing Gym, these are just some of the