by KC Golden Gloves | Mar 30, 2017 | Blog
(KANSAS CITY, Kan.) – The 82nd annual KC Golden Gloves Regional Championships return April 6-8 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. First bell is at 7 p.m. each night. Michael Spinks, Olympic gold medalist and former Heavyweight Champion of the World, will be...
by KC Golden Gloves | Mar 29, 2017 | Blog
I would love to embellish the story of what boxing did for me. Every boxer I’ve met has some version of the following story: “I was fighting in the streets and beating everyone up. I was so good at street fighting that *insert authority figure* said I should join the...
by KC Golden Gloves | Mar 28, 2017 | Blog
(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) – More than 50 people gathered this week as two of Kansas City’s newest boxing gyms celebrated their grand openings. The Garrison and Gregg/Klice Boxing Clubs opened to much fanfare Monday, March 27, at the Garrison Center in Kansas City, Missouri....
by KC Golden Gloves | Mar 24, 2017 | Blog
The Garrison Boxing Club, Kansas City’s newest boxing gym located in the Garrison Community Center, is where you will find one of the city’s most notable boxers. Craig Cummings is the head coach at Garrison, and a staple in the KC boxing scene. Having walked the walk...
by KC Golden Gloves | Nov 11, 2016 | Blog
“I have to box, it’s my religion.” Sometimes it’s as simple as that. Boxing is more than a fleeting pastime, it’s a compulsion for the 17-year-old, Turner Boxing Academy 2016 Golden Gloves Champion, Missy Fitzwater. Fitzwater’s path to the ring started at home...
