Boxing Scene

Mischa Merz Heads Back to Gleason’s: A “Sweetest” Return

It’s official… Mischa Merz has come full (squared) circle. Four years after an initial stair climb to the Brooklyn capital of the boxing world, the globetrotting Australian author returns again to the ...
The Brooklyn Paper

Historic Gleason’s Gym honored with street co-naming in Dumbo

Gleason’s Gym, renowned as the world’s most famous boxing gym, was honored with a street co-naming ceremony at the corner of Adams and Water Streets in Dumbo on Aug. 22. Boxing champions, including ...
Boxing Scene

Muhammad Ali is Still a Huge Fixture at Gleason's Gym

NEW YORK — In Gleason's Gym, under the Brooklyn Bridge, everybody remembers Muhammad Ali, "The Greatest," one of the many champions who have passed through this mythical New York gym where men and ...
Athlon Sports

‘I Think Women’s Boxing Is Still In A Really Good Place, Healthy Place,’ Says George Groves

Since time immemorial boxing has been perceived as a male-dominated sport, with a history filled with superstar male pugilists as well as legendary matchups. Nonetheless, in recent times, women have ...
Women's Boxing

The Christy Martin vs. Dierdre Gogarty Fight That Changed the fight game in Women's Boxing!

Thirty years ago, on March 16, 1996, the landscape of women’s boxing saw a significant shift when Christy Martin faced ...