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Kronk Gym is a boxing gym located in Detroit, once led by trainer Emanuel Steward. [1] It was run out of the basement of the oldest recreation center of the City of Detroit, and became a household word in the sport of boxing [2] and its gold shorts a magnet to young talent following the enormous success and high profile of multiple World Champion and Boxing Hall of Famer Thomas "The Hitman ...
Boxer Claressa Shields of Flint throws a punch at women’s WBC champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse during the main event at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Saturday, July 27, 2024.
Xtreme Fighting Championships held the XFC Detroit Grand Prix, the first mixed martial arts card at the arena, on June 2, 2023, headlined by John Lopez vs. Matt Lagou. [5] On March 28, 2024, Wayne State Fieldhouse held Big Time Boxing USA: Carrillo vs. Rankin, with Juan Carrillo defeating Quinton Rankin via TKO in the main event match. [6]
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The Olympia was also a major venue for boxing through the International Boxing Club (featuring such prominent fights as Jake LaMotta's defeats of Sugar Ray Robinson) and professional wrestling, as well as other events such as the 1931 American Legion Convention which was addressed by President Herbert Hoover, and regular visits by the Harlem ...
Molly Mitchell, the founder of Rose's Fine Food, a former east-side Detroit diner, has joined the Downtown Boxing Gym (DBG) to lead its culinary arts program.
The Detroit Shock practice at Joe Louis Arena before Game 5 of the 2006 WNBA Finals. Joe Louis Arena was an arena in Downtown Detroit . Completed in 1979 at a cost of US$57 million as a replacement for Olympia Stadium , it sat adjacent to Cobo Center on the bank of the Detroit River and was accessible by the Joe Louis Arena station on the ...
The Detroit Historical Society has teamed The post Detroit Historical Society planning events to amplify Black business owners appeared first on TheGrio. ... Khali Sweeney of Downtown Boxing Gym ...