Our Contender of The Month for January is David McWhinnie. He has been a big supporter of Contenders for years (thank you, Dave!), and always works hard no matter which class he ends up attending in his busy schedule as a lawyer and a father to three young children. He has fought at the events we us...

Our Contender of The Month for December 2020 is Masaki Nakamura who has been training at Contenders since the end of February. Unfortunately, just a few weeks after Masaki joined Contenders, we had to temporarily close the gym due to the pandemic. While some people stopped training because of the un...

Our Contender of The Month for November 2020 is Nicole Reis. Nicole and her husband Raf have been keeping up their training routine through the pandemic. It was always our joy to see them training side by side in their apartment when we had our daily Zoom classes during our temporary gym closure ear...

Our Contender of The Month for October 2020 is Begench Nurmuhammedov, known as Bega, who has been with Contenders for two years. Bega is a hard worker with a humble attitude, and well-liked by our members who have had the opportunity to work with him in classes.   Here is the Q & A with Beg...

Our March 2020 Contender of the Month of the Brunna Kato! It’s been exactly a year since Brunna began boxing with us, and it’s been brilliant! Brunna bolsters our community with her brightness, bravery, and beautiful spirit. And man, can she box! Here’s what Brunna had to say about...

Our February 2020 Contender of the Month is Karin Binder! She’s been training with us for three years, and we couldn’t be happier about it. Her regular class is our Lunch Time Training Camp, where she braves the torments of Kevin, Richard, and Yo. Karin is as friendly and supportive as s...