An emergency medicine clinical research coordinator at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine, Shobi brings a wealth of knowledge to our program and our students.

At age 23, it’s been awhile since Shobi Mathew has had to do long division. So, when a student at the Downtown Boxing Gym recently approached him...

Khali Sweeney, our founder and CEO of the Downtown Boxing Gym, took part in a recent roundtable discussion with high school students attending Detroit College Preparatory Academy at Northwestern. He was among several business and nonprofit leaders invited to share insights.

“There’s no corporate ladder in community service,” Sweeney told the students....

The two-year grant will help fund an apprenticeship program and provide life-changing academic intervention, mentorship and enrichment to more metro Detroit students with a goal of reaching 250 students by 2020.

Steady growth has been the name of the game for the Downtown Boxing Gym since...

Major General Leonard Isabelle, a commercial pilot and a member of the Michigan Air National Guard, recently visited the Downtown Boxing Gym to share his story and give our students some insight into the high flying career of a pilot. The "career days" visit was made possible thanks to PWC Detroit.

He...

There are some people who come into your life and make an unexpected, indelible and positive impact. Stephen Luigi Piazza was that person for the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program, its students, and its leadership team

SLP was our rock, our mentor, our cheerleader, our outside-the-box thinker, big dreamer and most importantly, our dear friend. He loved our program, our...

Our students have seen their math scores soar thanks to this incredible learning tool.

Reaffirming its commitment to providing all students with the highest-quality math instruction possible, learning science company McGraw-Hill Education is renewing its pro bono ALEKS partnership with the Downtown Boxing Gym. Through this unique collaboration which began in 2016, McGraw-Hill provides our students with free access to...

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How an 8th grader's letter inspired Coach Khali

As we wrapped up 2017, Khali received a letter from an 8th grade student that truly inspired him. He wanted to thank her in person, so he hopped on a flight to Boston, rented a car, and traveled more than 700 miles to New Hampshire (and back) in a single day. Khali...

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Our Students Literally Had their Heads Examined. Here's Why!

Did you know? Concussions account for nearly 15% of all sports-related injuries for young people, ages 15-24. With that in mind, Beaumont Hospital created the Concussion Health Awareness Management Program (CHAMP) to provide concussion education and screening. Beaumont's Neuroscience Outreach Coordinator Lori Sheridan recently visited us and brought the program to...

From Ford Motor Company to Rock Ventures and more, we are thankful to the team of passionate professionals helping guide our program to new heights. Welcome to our new board chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer and two new board members!