WE DON’T PLAY BOXING!
We are Ironbound
IRONBOUND Boxing offers free amateur boxing training for opportunity youth in Newark, New Jersey.
In addition to its free boxing training programs, IRONBOUND invites its young boxers into a world of supported entrepreneurship, business education, mentorship, and paid internships through its Courage Academy and THRIVE incubator programs, capitalizing on the mutual skills necessary to succeed in and out of the ring.
This is how
BOXING CHANGES LIVES.
First, kids come to box
Using 1300 square feet in a city-owned recreation center, IRONBOUND Boxing began with a simple value proposition: Show up. Put in the work. Rinse and repeat.
And then they come to THRIVE.
While a fraction of IRONBOUND Boxing athletes do win national titles, our primary goal is to build future community leaders, successful business owners, and powerful contributors.
What our students say
“Boxing is not just about the physical body. It’s the mind. And it’s the relationships: with your peers, with your coaches. You learn confidence, you learn how to help people.”
“Boxing at IRONBOUND has given me goals to work toward. It’s made me stronger. It’s given me confidence. I look at everything in my life differently now.”
“I just love boxing. Love everything about it. Walk into a boxing gym and tell me you don’t love it. If you love boxing, you’ll love Ironbound.”
Coming Soon!
THE IRONBOUND COURAGE ACADEMY
IRONBOUND Boxing has been given a rare opportunity to transform a 5,000 square-foot retail space in downtown Newark into the first IRONBOUND Courage Academy—a facility that will physically combine a complete boxing training gym with THRIVE, our small business incubator.
IRONBOUND RESULTS
75+
We’ve coached and trained over 75 boxers to compete at the highest levels of amateur boxing.
$15K
Thanks to generous sponsors, we’ve already awarded over $15,000 in microgrants.
100%
Our programs are 100% free to student athletes and young entrepreneurs—thanks to sponsors like you.
what’s more
In addition, we’ve helped over 40 young adults go to college, launch businesses, and find fulfilling and rewarding jobs with local and national companies.
WE’VE PROVEN THIS WORKS.
Let’s make it work harder!
OUR UNBREAKABLE GUARANTEE
EVERY DONATION IS AN INVESTMENT.
There are no guarantees in life or boxing, but we can guarantee this:
For every donation, sponsorship, scholarship, mentorship, social shout-out, and emailed encouragement you give to IRONBOUND, you will go to sleep each night knowing you are an active part of a critical solution.
By supporting and sharing the IRONBOUND cause, you are giving youth & young adults in low-income communities a fighting chance.
Join our community of sponsors
In addition to many Veterans, small business owners, parents, and community members, the following organizations have expressed a willingness to contribute funds, services, and additional resources to bring the IRONBOUND Courage Academy to life.
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IRONBOUND Boxing & Education is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax-deductible.
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“When people think of IRONBOUND, it means bringing things together and making it unbreakable. That’s what we do here. We’re bringing resources and community together to create something that’s powerful that kids will be able to take with them the rest of their lives.”
