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NBC News Making a Difference: A Good Fight – Detroit Boxing Gym Gets Kids Off...

NBCNews.com – Making a Difference October 22, 2014 Click here to watch the video.   On the bleak east side of Detroit, a boxing coach is making sure kids have a fighting chance at success in a city...

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Zipcar.com: Boxing in Detroit with Chelsea Clinton

In a city fighting for renewal, Detroit-native Coach Khali Sweeney is providing kids with a safe haven, at the Downtown Boxing Gym (DBG). This non-profit organization helps its students start to...

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Community Foundation Announces Gift

DETROIT – January 31, 2015:  Southeast Michigan’s premier philanthropic organization, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, announced today their support of Downtown Boxing Gym’s Youth...

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CW 50’s Street Beat Talks with Coach Khali

Host Lisa Germani interviews coach Khali as part of the “Inspiring Our Youth” episode on March 1, 2015: http://cwdetroit.cbslocal.com/video/11190311-street-beat-inspiring-our-youth-seg-3/ The post CW...

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The Dresner Foundation Funds Student Transportation

DRESNER FOUNDATION TO FUND TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVE FOR DOWNTOWN BOXING GYM YOUTH PROGRAM   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETROIT – March 4, 2015:  The Dresner Foundation has announced its support of Downtown...

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Crain’s Detroit – Dresner Foundation Gives Downtown Boxing Gym a Lift

by Natalie BrodaPhoto, Jenny Risher   For the last nine years, Carlo Sweeney has spent three hours every weekday picking up and dropping off 40 kids who attend his after-school boxing program in...

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DBusiness – Downtown Boxing Gym to Open New Facility in April 2015

Rendering Courtesy ROSSETTIStory, Adrienne Roberts, DBusiness The Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program, offering athletic training, academic support, and volunteering opportunities for youths in Detroit,...

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MLive ROSSETTI Junior Olympics Boxing Preview

By Khalil AlHajal | kalhajal@mlive.comFollow on Twitteron May 01, 2015 at 8:30 AM, DETROIT, MI — A small youth boxing gym that has been gathering attention, praise and donations for years is about to...

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My Fox Detroit Previews 2015 ROSSETTI Junior Olympics

My Fox Detroit’s Woody Woodriffe visited Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program to preview the Junior Olympics and talked to some key students in the program. View the story here.         The post My Fox...

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Who are we? Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program

Team Detroit helps tell our story through the eyes of students, staff, and the volunteers who all help make a difference in the lives our our kids. Since 2007, 100% of our students have graduated high...

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SOUTHPAW Movie Lookbook & Downtown Boxing Gym Partnership

  Image via Shady Records VIEW THE FULL LOOKBOOK HERE In conjunction with their partnership to create the film soundtrack Southpaw: Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture, Shady Records and...

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Metro Times: How Downtown Boxing Gym found a new home

Photo, Courtesy MetroTimes.Story, Michael Jackman A converted book bindery on the east side of Detroit is unusually active on this late Wednesday afternoon, as scores of cars parked up on the side...

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Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program Grand Opening Ceremony

Rendering Courtesy ROSSETTI DOWNTOWN BOXING GYM YOUTH PROGRAM TO CELEBRATE GRAND OPENING OF NEW FACILITY Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting Will Mark the Official Relocation of Renowned Educational Program...

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Plymouth Observer: Gale, Cengage Learning Flash Mob for Charity Hits Plymouth...

Gale, A Part of Cengage Learning, presents DBG with $20K check. Photo, courtesy Cengage Learning A sunrise flash mob fitness event Friday in Plymouth’s Kellogg Park capped a fundraiser by Gale, a...

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Downtown Boxing Gym youth program to celebrate opening of new facility

By Local 4 – ClickOnDetroit news staff August 19, 2015 DETROIT – The Downtown Boxing Gym youth program is relocating and expanding Wednesday, as staff, supporters and Detroit dignitaries will be on...

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The Detroit News: Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program Expands

(Photo: Photos by Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News) After operating out of a former car wash for eight years, the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program finally has a new home. On Wednesday, the...

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WXYZ: Youth boxing program expands “Books Before Boxing” Policy

WXYZ’s Kristin Pierce reports on the Youth Program expansion and mission. See the full story on WXYZ. The post WXYZ: Youth boxing program expands “Books Before Boxing” Policy appeared first on...

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WDET Detroit Today: How Can Boxing Help Detroit Youth?

From WDET’s website: Stephen Henderson talks with Khali Sweeney, founder and program director of Downtown Boxing Gym and Dorian Hogan, youth boxer, about what the gym does for Detroit kids. More than...

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Detroit News: Eminem Lending Muscle to Detroit’s Downtown Boxing Gym

Reposted from The Detroit News: Adam Graham, The Detroit News 8:07 p.m. EDT August 25, 2015 Rapper’s fundraising initiative for the youth tutoring program runs through Aug. 31 Detroit’s Downtown Boxing...

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Metro Times: Eminem’s Foundation to Match Donations

By Adam Theisen on Tue, Aug 25, 2015 Photo courtesy Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program Just after opening up their new home, the Downtown Boxing Gym in Detroit has announced that the Marshall Mathers...

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WDIV: Madonna Shows Support for Downtown Boxing Gym

Paula Tutman: Start with this program to begin with — it is a big deal. Then when you get a superstar like Madonna involved, the deal gets even bigger, because now she’s talking about it, she’s...

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People Magazine: Madonna Looks Fierce Visiting Boxing Gym in Detroit

Madonna hasn’t forgotten her roots! The superstar and Michigan native made a special stop during her Rebel Heart Tour at the Downtown Youth Boxing Gym in Detroit. The facility — which “provides free...

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InStyle Magazine: Madonna Hits the Boxing Ring for an Empowering Cause

Home Town Girl is Back! I love you Detroit with all my ❤️#rebelheart A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on Oct 1, 2015 at 10:31pm PDT   OCTOBER 2, 2015 @ 11:45 AM BY: JONATHAN BORGE Models Gigi...

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In Khali’s Corner. The Story of Downtown Boxing Gym

In our own words and pictures, Katie Couric, Gabriel Noble and TruFilms captured the essence of what we do at Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program every day. The post In Khali’s Corner. The Story of...

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National Journal: The streets have no waiting list

Story by Ron Fournier/National Journal DE­TROIT—Khali Sweeney can still feel the shame. Thirty years later, there is no for­get­ting his worst pub­lic school memor­ies—those days when a text­book...

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The Detroit News: Rachael Ray & Evander Holyfield Unveil New Kitchen

From the Detroit News: Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program welcomed Rachael Ray and her TV show crew into the new facility on E. Vernor Hwy. The celebrity chef and host facilitated a new kitchen remodel...

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The Detroit News: Rachael Ray Punches Out a Detroit Thanksgiving Dinner

Rachael Ray treated kids and their families to a full Thanksgiving meal, presented a $25,000 donation from ConAgra Foods to the gym’s founder and welcomed surprise guest / retired boxer Laila Ali at...

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Detroit Free Press: Rachael Ray and Holyfield surprise Detroit youth boxers

  Evander Holyfield makes surprise appearance. (Photo: Regina H. Boone,Detroit Free Press) by JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press Celebrity chef and television personality Rachael Ray whipped up a hearty...

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MLive: Rachael Ray records her show in Detroit

by Edward Pevos, MLive Read at MLive.com DETROIT, MI – “The Rachael Ray Show” paid a visit to Detroit and surprisedDowntown Boxing Gym with some big gifts as part of an entire episode shot at the gym....

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The Mirror News: Downtown Boxing Gym – Lessons in and out of the Ring

By: Nicole Ndwaniye, The Mirror News, Henry Ford Community College February 1, 2016 Khali Sweeney stands in the gym, helping a young female child boxer work her gloves. There are boxers working on...

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dBusiness: Beyond Basics, Downtown Boxing Gym Partner to Boost Student Literacy

By R.J. King, dBusiness February 22, 2016 Southfield-based Beyond Basics, which operates a certified nonprofit literacy program in Detroit Public Schools, and the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program in...

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NBA.com: Andre Drummond at Downtown Boxing Gym (PHOTO GALLERY)

NBA.com March 30, 2016 The Pistons and Andre Drummond teamed up with the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program to encourage youth reading for March Is Reading Month presented by Farm Bureau Insurance...

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Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program In Detroit A Safe Haven For Kids

CBS Detroit May 3, 2016 97.1 The Ticket host Mike Valenti says lives are at risk for Detroit kids whose teachers are on their second consecutive sick out day. That’s where charities like the Downtown...

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2016 Detroit Pistons “March is Reading Month” Presented by Farm Bureau...

2016 Detroit Pistons “March is Reading Month” Presented by Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan from FARM BUREAU INSURANCE on Vimeo. The post 2016 Detroit Pistons “March is Reading Month” Presented by...

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MLive: See how Rachael Ray surprised Detroit’s Downtown Boxing Gym yet again

By  Edward Pevos, MLive July 20, 2016 DETROIT, MI – Rachael Ray has done it again. The talk show host has surprised Detroit’s Downtown Boxing Gym for a second time. The first surprise: Ray first paid...

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Rachael Ray Checks In With the Founders and Kids of the Downtown Boxing Gym...

RachaelRayShow.com July 20, 2016 Rachael Ray checks in with the founders and kids of the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program in Detroit Michigan to see how they’re doing after their big upgrade! Click...

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Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program to launch computer coding program for kids

Nonprofit to use $20,000 grant to bring in Grand Circus Detroit for afterschool program By Sherri Welch, Crain’s Detroit Business October 31,2016 You can’t start kids too early when it comes to...

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Hillel Day School Visits Downtown Boxing Gym

In December 2016, 8th grade students from Hillel Day School paid a visit to the Downtown Boxing Gym to learn more about our program which combines strong academic support with a rigorous boxing...

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Building Dreams Outside the Ring

In a city famous for grit, hard work, and determination, a group of students is learning anything is possible. The Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program is quietly changing lives and helping Detroit...

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‘American Doers’ Features Downtown Boxing Gym

American Doers, a 12-part video series featuring original thinkers, innovators, craftspeople, risk-takers and artisans across the United States dedicated ‘Episode 6’ to the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth...

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Airbnb at the DBG

Airbnb will double its investment in Detroit to $20M through its launch of “Trips,” marketing experiences like sparring at the Detroit Boxing Gym! Read more from Crain’s The post Airbnb at the DBG...

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Downtown Boxing Gym: The Story of Lionel Banks

Downtown Boxing Gym student Lionel Banks, Jr. recently graduated from Ferris State University. He credits our program with inspiring him to pursue his college degree. Please watch to the end to find...

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Crain’s Changemaker: Coach Khali

From Crain’s Detroit Business, June 1, 2017: The nonprofit Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program, founded by Coach Khali Sweeney, is lifting up kids who are underserved by Detroit’s poor education system...

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Donate on Crowdrise via CNN Heroes to Support the Downtown Boxing Gym

We are incredibly proud and honored to be featured on CNN Heroes. Please watch the story posted on the CNN Heroes page and donate at the bottom of the page to help us give more students a fighting...

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See the Downtown Boxing Gym’s New Music Studio

There are talented young people at the Downtown Boxing Gym, some gifted in surprising ways. 17-year-old Dorian taught himself to play piano by ear. He says he can learn any song in a matter of hours...

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Adidas + Downtown Boxing Gym: LIMITLESS

The Adidas graphic design team took an inspiration trip to Detroit in June 2017 and made a stop at the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program. They worked with our students to create a special mural by...

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Detroit’s New Lululemon Partners with Downtown Boxing Gym

Athletic apparel company Lululemon is opening its first Detroit location today. Named the Downtown Detroit Local, the concept space will carry the company’s assortment of men’s and women’s clothing...

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Top chefs, Detroit Free Press, Metro Detroit Chevy dealers host dinner for...

Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers’ Top 10 Takeover dining series hosts fancy dinners at the city’s best new restaurants. A portion of every Takeover ticket sold helps Forgotten Harvest...

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H.T. Ewald Foundation awards three $1000 scholarships to Downtown Boxing Gym...

The Downtown Boxing Gym awarded three exemplary students –David Davis, Charisma Parker and Cala Oatis– with $1,000 college scholarships each, funded by the H. T. Ewald Foundation. With the help of the...

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H.T. Ewald Foundation grants first-ever Al ‘Blue’ Lewis Scholarships

The Downtown Boxing Gym recently presented our first-ever Al ‘Blue’ Lewis Scholarships to three deserving high school graduates who were selected to receive $1,000 each. The funds will help with...

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