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Ring Boxing Academy

NOBODY.CARES.WORKHARDER.

Concrete floors. Heavy bags. Coaches who've been cut.
No mirrors. No music you'd choose.

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The Voice In Your Head

You're not
a fighter.

That voice has been right about a lot of things. It kept you safe. It kept you at your desk. It kept you from looking stupid.

Every person in this gym heard the same voice. The white-collar attorney who threw her first jab at 44. The 17-year-old who walked in angry and walked out with somewhere to put it. The guy who'd never done a push-up who now coaches the Tuesday morning class.

The gym doesn't care about your history.
Only your next session.

Every excuse we've heard — and answered:

I'm not an athlete.
We know.
I've never thrown a punch in my life.
We know.
I'm too old to start.
We know.
I'll look stupid.
We know.
I'm not fit enough yet.
We know.
I'll get hurt.
We know.
I don't have time.
We know.
Boxing is for other people.
We know.

Hover each line. We've heard them all. From the partner at McKinsey. From the 19-year-old who can barely do a sit-up. From the 52-year-old who wants to know if his knees can take it.

The answer is always the same: show up once. The gym takes it from there.

Your First 10 Rounds

The Fight Card.
Six rounds.
No shortcuts.

This isn't a curriculum. It's a progression. Each session builds on the last. By Round 6 you'll understand why we do it this way.

01

Footwork & Defense

3 sessions
Intensity
02

Straight Punches

3 sessions
Intensity
03

Body Work & Hooks

3 sessions
Intensity
04

Combinations & Rhythm

2 sessions
Intensity
05

Ring Craft & Distance

2 sessions
Intensity
06

Controlled Sparring

1 session
Intensity

10 sessions. Fixed price. No contract.

Book any available slot. Dawn / Lunch / After Dark. Start any Monday.

Buy Your First 10 Rounds
Your Corner

The coaches have
real scars.

Head boxing coach Marcus Delgado in gym, arms crossed, wearing black ring shorts, concrete wall behind him
14W – 3L – 1D
Head Coach · Founder

Marcus "The Brick" Delgado

Golden Gloves 2011 · USBA Regional 2014

Twelve years in the ring. Three in the hospital system. Opened Ring because he was tired of watching talent get coached by people who'd never been cut.

4,200+ sessions coached
Female boxing coach Yolanda Reyes holding focus mitts in industrial gym, lime green light overhead
9W – 1L
Technical Coach · Women's Program

Yolanda Reyes

USA Boxing National Champion 2018

Former national champion who retired to teach. Her philosophy: defense is offense. Her patience with beginners is legendary. Her expectations are not.

2,800+ sessions coached
Youth boxing coach Devon Hargrove wrapping a young athlete's hands in a concrete-walled gym
7W – 4L
Conditioning & Youth Coach

Devon "Ice" Hargrove

Amateur Welterweight · Chicago Circuit

Spent two years coaching at-risk youth before coming to Ring. Runs the teenage program. Has a way of making a 16-year-old feel like the hardest work they've ever done was also the most important.

1,600+ sessions coached

Every coach at Ring has competed. Not because we require it — because the ones who haven't can't teach you what fear in the ring actually feels like, or how to use it.

The Transformation

Before the gym.
After the gym.

No before/after photos. No transformation selfies. These are the actual words — collected after sessions, not for marketing.

Before
"I was eating lunch at my desk at 11pm. I hadn't exercised in four years. My doctor told me my blood pressure was a problem. My wife told me I needed something that wasn't work."
After 40 sessions
"After 40 sessions I'm sleeping. I mean actually sleeping. The bag doesn't care about my P&L. For three hours a week, nothing matters except not getting hit."
James Whitfield
Managing Director, Private Equity
Blood pressure: normalized
Before
"I was angry all the time. School, home, everywhere. I didn't know what to do with it. My mom said I needed discipline. I thought she was punishing me."
After 62 sessions
"Coach Devon told me anger is energy. Energy needs direction. I've been coming here for eight months. I'm not less angry. I just know where it goes now."
Tyrese M.
Age 17 · Youth Program
First amateur bout: June
Before
"I wanted to box since I was in college. Twenty years later I finally walked through the door. The first session I couldn't finish the warm-up."
After 28 sessions
"Session 10 I sparred for the first time. I got touched twice and I nearly cried — not from pain, from the fact that I was actually doing it. I'm 44. I'm a boxer."
Rachel Okonkwo
Litigation Attorney
First sparring: session 10
The Commitment

One decision.
Ten rounds.
Everything else follows.

We don't do monthly memberships for first-timers. We do ten sessions. Because ten sessions is enough to know if this is yours. It usually is.

Not ready to buy?

Drop in once. Free. No pressure. See if the gym feels right before you spend anything. Call or text to reserve your spot.

(312) 555-0187· Free drop-in

3 spots remaining in the next After Dark intake · Monday, March 3

Starter Pack
First 10 Rounds
$97
one-time · no contract
10 coached sessions (Rounds 1–6)
Hand wrap fitting + technique assessment
Access to Dawn / Lunch / After Dark classes
Loaner gloves for your first session
Direct line to your assigned coach
No membership. No contract. No upsell.

Choose your time slot:

Secure checkout · Instant confirmation · Cancel 24hrs before

A single PT session at most gyms costs $80–$120. You get 10 coached boxing sessions, equipment access, and a fight plan for $97.