About
Gleason's Gym is a boxing facility in Brooklyn that has operated since 1937, making it the oldest active boxing gym in the United States. The gym serves competitive fighters, amateur boxers, fitness enthusiasts, and people of all ages and backgrounds seeking boxing training. It has been home to 137 world champions throughout its history and currently hosts 13 active title holders along with numerous contenders and Golden Gloves champions.
The gym takes an inclusive approach to boxing, offering programs designed for different populations and skill levels. Beyond competitive boxing training, Gleason's provides classes and instruction tailored to seniors, women, children, people with Parkinson's disease, the neurodiverse community, transgender boxers, and veterans. The facility combines traditional boxing methods with specialized programming that makes the sport accessible to diverse groups while maintaining its heritage as a serious training ground for professional fighters.
Specific programs and services include:
- Competitive and amateur boxing training with professional trainers
- Women's boxing classes and clinics
- Boxing for seniors
- Non-contact boxing for the neurodiverse
- Parkinson's class
- Trans boxing program
- Veterans boxing program
- Muay Thai training
- Kids and Pee Wee boxing programs
- Personal training and certification programs
- Private training sessions available in-person or virtually
- Chess boxing class
- Fitness boxing for general health and exercise
- Monthly boxing shows and sparring clinics
- Annual National and International Masters tournaments
- All-female boxing clinics
- Fantasy boxing camp