by KC Golden Gloves | Mar 26, 2018 | Blog
The road to being legendary began quietly, humbly in several boxing gyms in the Kansas City area. There was no glory and accolades in those gyms; just a group of “ordinary” young men with grand dreams, and the grit and determination to make them come true. The hard...
by KC Golden Gloves | Jan 29, 2018 | Blog
This is a story about a community center in the core of Kansas City. It is a story about the Kansas City Golden Gloves initiative to bring boxing back to the city’s core. It is a story about a group of people who volunteer their time to try and accomplish all of that....
by KC Golden Gloves | Dec 13, 2017 | Blog
Women’s Boxing is trending up! It is an exciting time to be a female in the sport of boxing – the top women in boxing are authoring inspiring chapters in the stories of their lives. Claressa Shields achieved history by boxing her way to a gold medal in 2012, when...
by KC Golden Gloves | Dec 1, 2017 | Blog
There is no denying that Kansas City is a boxing town. We’re the proud home to a multitude of nationally ranked boxers – both male and female – and host to numerous boxing competitions each year, including the longest-running sporting event in the city, the KC Golden...
by KC Golden Gloves | Sep 21, 2017 | Blog
My first fight would seem a disaster. I wasn’t prepared for what was about to hit me…literally. It would not last an entire round. I stood as the ref raised my opponent’s hand. I smiled and congratulated her, and I then stepped out of the ring. For a split second, I...
by KC Golden Gloves | Sep 21, 2017 | Blog
Wander into our gym and you will find heavy and double-end bags hanging from the ceiling. There is a large assortment of boxing gloves and headgear in various stages of wear. There are mirrors and fight posters. And at the center of it all is a squared circle – the...
