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Fans Have Until Saturday, September 1 to Bid for Memorabilia, Fight Tickets & More from Welterweight Star Shawn Porter to Raise Money for Gleason’s Give a Kid a Dream Foundation

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Former World Champion to Host Meet & Greet with Winner Prior to Title Fight Against Danny Garcia
 
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BROOKLYN (August 30, 2018) – Bidding runs until this Saturday, September 1 for the auction items available from welterweight star Shawn Porter including two tickets to his welterweight world title showdown against Danny Garcia Saturday, September 8 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™ and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

 

 

 

Fans can bid HERE through Bidding Owl up until Saturday, September 1 to benefit Gleason’s Give a Kid a Dream Foundation, a great cause that uses boxing to help at-risk youth turn their lives around.

 

 

 

Porter is auctioning off a pair of worn and signed hand wraps, a pair of signed boxing shoes, “Team Porter” t-shirts and a meet and greet at the weigh-in, in addition to the tickets from PBC for fight night.

 

 

 

“This was something that I really wanted to do so that I could give back and continue to show all of the good that boxing can do for people,” said Porter, who donated the items to Gleason’s Gym while training there earlier this month. “I’m so happy to give my time to something that will help people who grew up just like me and use this sport to better themselves and the lives of others.”

 

 

 

“We truly appreciate Shawn’s contribution to our Give a Kid a Dream foundation and we’re excited to team up with him,” said Bruce Silverglade, Owner of Gleason’s Gym. “It’s always great when fighters lend a hand toward our goal of helping the kids in our community through the sport of boxing.”

 

 

 

Please share this information with your followers and encourage them to bid and support this worthy endeavor.

 

 

 

The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and features a welterweight title eliminator between Yordenis Ugas and Cesar Barrionuevo and heavyweight action that pits unbeaten Polish slugger Adam Kownacki against former heavyweight champion Charles Martin.

 

 

 

Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, in association with DSG Promotions, start at $50 and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com, or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group discounts are available by calling 844-BKLYN-GP.

 

 

 

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For more information visit www.SHO.com/Sports,www.PremierBoxingChampions.com, follow on Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, @PremierBoxing, @DannySwift, @ShowtimeShawnP,  @LouDiBella, @TGBPromotions, or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOBoxingand www.Facebook.com/DiBellaEntertainment.PBC is sponsored by Corona, La Cerveza Mas Fina.

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Shawn Porter to Auction Off Memorabilia & Tickets to Raise Money for Gleason’s Give a Kid a Dream Foundation

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Former World Champion to Host Meet & Greet with Winner Prior to Title Fight Against Danny Garcia
Click HERE to Bid Up Until Saturday, September 1

BROOKLYN (August 22, 2018) – Welterweight star Shawn Porter will auction off a series of items including two tickets to his welterweight world title showdown against Danny Garcia Saturday, September 8 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™ and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

 

 

 

The auction will benefit Gleason’s Give a Kid a Dream Foundation and see Porter auction off a pair of signed, used for sparring hand wraps, a pair of signed boxing shoes, “Team Porter” t-shirts and a meet and greet at the weigh-in, in addition to the tickets for fight night.

 

 

 

Fans can bid HERE through Bidding Owl up until Saturday, September 1 for the chance to meet Porter and be in the arena for the Garcia vs. Porter fight night, while also supporting a great cause that uses boxing to help at-risk youth turn their lives around.

 

 

 

“This was something that I really wanted to do so that I could give back and continue to show all of the good that boxing can do for people,” said Porter, who donated the items to Gleason’s Gym while training there earlier this month. “I’m so happy to give my time to something that will help people who grew up just like me and use this sport to better themselves and the lives of others.”

 

 

 

“We truly appreciate Shawn’s contribution to our Give a Kid a Dream foundation and we’re excited to team up with him,” said Bruce Silverglade, Owner of Gleason’s Gym. “It’s always great when fighters lend a hand toward our goal of helping the kids in our community through the sport of boxing.”

 

 

 

Please share this information with your followers and encourage them to bid and support this worthy endeavor.

 

 

 

The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and features a welterweight title eliminator between Yordenis Ugas and Cesar Barrionuevo and heavyweight action that pits unbeaten Polish slugger Adam Kownacki against former heavyweight champion Charles Martin.

 

 

 

Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, in association with DSG Promotions, start at $50 and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com, or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group discounts are available by calling 844-BKLYN-GP.

 

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For more information visit www.SHO.com/Sports,www.PremierBoxingChampions.com, follow on Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, @PremierBoxing, @DannySwift, @ShowtimeShawnP,  @LouDiBella, @TGBPromotions, or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOBoxingand www.Facebook.com/DiBellaEntertainment.PBC is sponsored by Corona, La Cerveza Mas Fina.

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Gleason’s Amateur Boxing Series – Apr 14 & MSG Boxing Finals – Apr 20

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Boxers Wanted

Amateur Boxing Show
Saturday, April 14th
All our bouts are sanctioned by USABoxingMetro. All boxers must have their boxing book with them in order to participate. The weigh-in for this show will begin at 4:00PM and the first bout will begin at 6:00PM.

BOXERS WANTED

JO, YOUTH, SENIOR, MASTER’S MALE AND FEMALE

For more information email Jieun to matchmaker@gleasonsgym.net or call 917.858.3955 and include:
name, age, weight, bouts, coach, gym, cell 
Buy your tickets in advance

Madison Square Garden Finals
Friday, April 20th
Gleason’s Gym has the best available tickets.
Do not miss out.
Call: (718) 797-2872
Visit: 130 Water St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, 
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Upcoming Gleason’s Gym Amateur Events

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RE: Our Next Two Amateur Boxing Shows in New York and One Show In London
We had a Great opening in Italy.
Train at Gleason’s Rome North the next time you visit Italy
October 14, 2017
Gleason’s Monthly Boxing Series
Anybody with an up to date boxing book can participate.
Men, Women, Juniors, Seniors and Masters. If you want to participate email Jieun, the matchmaker at:
The weigh-in for this show will begin at 4:00PM and the first bout will begin at 6:00PM.
All our bouts are sanctioned by USABoxingMetro. All boxers must have their boxing book with them in order to participate.
The ticket price is $20 per person. Children 6 and under are not charged. All gym members and registered amateurs with their books in hand pay $15 per person.
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October 26, 2017
BB King Fund Raiser
Fright Night, Fight Fest
JOIN US OCTOBER 26TH FOR A NIGHT OF CHARITY BOXING AT BB KINGS.
Fright Night, Fight Fest
Gleason’s Gym will sponsor our next fight night at BB King Blues Club
www.fighters4life.net Fighters 4 Life is a 501C3 nonprofit organization that raises money by hosting amateur boxing shows.
The revenue will go to the Gleason’s Foundation Give A Kid A Dream. This program was established in 1991 and we are in our 26th year. The program has positively influenced and helped hundreds of disadvantaged New York City youth.
Buy your ticket or table today.
And click Fright Night, Fight Fest
Please buy tickets and support this good cause.
Come in a Halloween costume. The best costume will win a $1000 cash prize!
November 24, 2017
Master/White Collar Show in London
Eleventh Boxing Show in London England
Join the Gleason’s Team and box in London on November 24, 2017.
As determined by sports scientists, pound for pound boxing is the toughest sport in the world. From the discipline, endurance and heart that goes into gloving up, boxing has garnered spectator respect and interest since the Ancient Greeks believed it to be a sport enjoyed by the Gods on Olympus. From Olympian bouts to professional prize fights, boxing is a spectator sport appreciated by millions globally.
This is White Collar/Master Boxing with Open, Novice and Master boxers. Three rounds of two-minutes each. Amateur boxing rules apply.
Friday November 24, 2017
Arena: Real City Steel
The Steel Yard, London England, EC4R 3UE
You will be taking a vacation to London. You must make your own arrangements including airfare, hotel and food.
If you are interested in competing contact me at bruce@gleasonsgym.net.
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Gleason’s Gym owner  Bruce Silverglade, Alex Montaldo & Frederick Romano Ring 8’s September Guest Speakers

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW YORK (September 18, 2017) – New York State Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Silverglade, special boxing program director Alex Montaldo and boxing historian Frederick Roman are Ring 8 guest speakers at its next monthly meeting,tomorrow night (Tuesday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m. ET start), at O’Neill’s Restaurant (64-21 53rdDrive) in Maspeth, New York.
Silverglade has owned the world-famous Gleason’s Gym since 1983. The iconic boxing gym dates back 80 years, when Gleason’s Gym was originally founded in the Bronx, before moving to Manhattan from 1974 to 1984, then to Brooklyn in 1985, and finally into its present location in Brooklyn a year ago at 130 Water Street.
Montaldo developed and operates a special program at Gleason’s Gym – stoPD (Support training to overcome Parkinson’s Disease) designed to help people with Parkinson’s Disease.
Romano has had work experience in boxing for more than 35 years as a research consultant for HBO, as well as a producer and host of a cable television show about boxing, and he is a certified amateur boxing judge in New York. Frederick will speak about boxing books – he’s written several – and movies.
TOMORROW NIGHT
Tuesday, Sept. 19 at O’Neill’s Restaurant
In Maspeth, NY
ABOUT RING 8: Ring 8 became the eighth subsidiary of what was then known as the National Veteran Boxers Association – hence, RING 8 – and today the organization’s motto still remains: Boxers Helping Boxers.
RING 8 is fully committed to supporting less fortunate people in the boxing community who may require assistance in terms of paying rent, medical expenses, or whatever justifiable need.
Go on line to www.Ring8ny.com for more information about RING 8, the largest group of its kind in the United States with more than 350 members. Annual membership dues is only $30.00 and each member is entitled to a buffet dinner at RING 8 monthly meetings, excluding July and August. All active boxers, amateur and professional, with a current boxing license or book are entitled to a complimentary RING 8 yearly membership. Guests of Ring 8 members are welcome at a cost of only $7.00 per person.
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News From Gleason’s Gym

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  1. Heather “The Heat” Hardy will make her MMA debut at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, June 24th.

Heather is a two sport woman. She is the WBC International Female Featherweight Champion with a 20-0-0 record. Purchase tickets at Gleason’s Gym or at  www.heather-hardy.com/events

2. Sonya “The Scholar” Lamonakis Sonya Lamonakis 10-2-2 will be boxing June 10 in Worcester Massachusetts at the DCU for the UBF WORLD TITLE. Tickets are $45 if interested please call 6468950890.
3. 31 Years Later, Boxing Returns to the Coliseum on July 15
After a 31-year absence, professional boxing returns to NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum with PBC on FOX on July 15, 2017. Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment proudly announces the first professional boxing match at the Coliseum since Mike Tyson knocked out Steve Zouski on March 10, 1986.
Opening night of Brooklyn Boxing On Long Island will be headlined by a welterweight battle between former champions
Omar Figueroa and Robert Guerrero. Long Island favorite Seanie Monaghan will face Staten Island’s Marcus Browne in a collision of undefeated light heavyweights. The card also includes a heavyweight brawl between Artur Szpilka and Adam Kownacki.
Tickets are on sale now.
4. USA Boxing Alumni Association   USA Boxing is establishing a formal USA Boxing Alumni Association.  The goal is to increase the relationships amongst fellow alumni and with USA Boxing as a whole.  In order to launch this association, they need to collect a sufficient amount of responses form their survey.  If we achieve a certain response rate, we’ll get the funding we need from the donors. Please take five minutes and complete this survey. It will only be up for two weeks.   http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Boxing/Features/2017/May/24/USA-Boxing-Needs-Your-Help

GLEASON’S INTERNATIONAL MASTER TOURNAMENT June 15-17, 2017

15th Annual Gleason’s Fantasy Camp August 10 through 13, 2017
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Two Big Events: GLEASON’S INTERNATIONAL MASTER TOURNAMENT GLEASON’S FANTASY BOXING CAMP  

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GLEASON’S 3rd ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MASTER TOURNAMENT
Please submit your entry now!
Gleason’s Gym will host it’s 3rd annual Master’s International Championships
June 14-15-16-17, 2017.
Wednesday will be the arrival into New York. Registration and orientation will be from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm. The brackets and match ups will be set following the registration. The gym will be available for loosening up and working out free of charge from
Wednesday until Sunday from 5:00 am to 10:00 pm.
Thursday evening will start the quarter-finals.
The weigh-in for this session will be from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
The evening session will be from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. You will box Thursday if there are five or more competitors in your category.
Friday evening will start the semi-finals.
The weigh-in for this session will be from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
The evening session will be from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
You will box Friday if there are three or more competitors in your category.
Saturday morning will have light training from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. An optional workout for those not competing in the evening show from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
The weigh in for the show will be from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
The finals for the 3rd annual Gleason’s Gym  Master’s International Championships Show will begin at 6:00 pm.
The show will be streamed  live on the Gleason’s Website www.gleasonsgym.net
The registration fee is $135.00. Registration will end 5:00 pm on June 14, 2017.
If you are interested please contact Bruce Silverglade at (718) 797-2872 or email matchmaker@gleasonsgym.net.
GLEASON’S FANTASY BOXING CAMP
Register now in order to assure a spot at the camp.
August 10-13, 2017
Gleason’s Gym will host the 15th annual Fantasy Boxing Camp at Honor’s Haven Resort and Spa.
The Boxing Camp
If you like boxing you will love the Camp
The camp will include intensive boxing discussions, training sessions, sparring sessions and training drills. At the end of the camp you will have the chance to showcase your new skills in our Camp Sparring Show.
The camp will give you the chance to learn from world-class trainers, Hall of Fame boxers and World Champions both past and present. Professional and amateur sparring partners will also be available to help with your training. Men, women and children are all welcome. No previous boxing experience is necessary. All levels of skill from beginners to veterans will be present at the camp.
You can find more information and a brochure on the Gleason’s website: www.gleasonsgym.net.
Deluxe Rooms
$1799.00 per person (based on two persons sharing a double room)
$2549.00 per person plus one guest
$3049 per person plus two guests.
$2149 per person with a private room.
Executive rooms add $100. Suites add $250
Guests are not eligible for the Fantasy Camp but will have access to all other Honor’s Haven facilities.
Send one of our Kids to the Fantasy Camp. Our Foundation “Give A Kid A Dream” is a 501C3. You can use your generous donation as a tax write-off.
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Fight back against Autism

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Fight back against Autism with our newest classes specially designed for children with this condition
(Boxers needed for our next amateur show)
Gleason’s Gym has been very successful with our stoPD! Program.(Support and Training to Overcome Parkinson’s Disease)  
We now want to extend this success with our program to fight children with Autism.
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder, refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication, as well as by unique strengths and differences. It is now know that there is not one autism but many types, caused by a combination of genetic and environmental influences.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates autism’s prevalence as 1 in 68 children in the United States. This includes 1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls.
Our program will have boxing classes for students on the Autism Spectrum. We will work on socialization, communication, focus and organization through boxing fitness.
The program will incorporate boxing basics and a circuit workout that will be modified to fit all students needs while using supports and prompting procedural techniques.
The instructors are Jessica Margulies (owner of Bout Fitness) a certified Childhood/Special Education Teacher. NASM CPT And Ernesto Colon a certified Assistant Special Education Teacher. NASM CPT
The classes are every Friday at 7:00 pm.
The fee is $25 per class.
Our Next Amateur Boxing Show is Saturday May 20, 2017
If You Want To Box our Next Amateur Boxing Show on Saturday May 20, contact New York’s number one matchmaker, Jieun Lee.
The show is open to any currently licensed amateur boxer. We are looking for Juniors, Seniors and Master boxers.   Contact the matchmaker, Jieun Lee at 917 858 3955 or email her at matchmaker@gleasonsgym.net.   Please include your name, weight, age, record and telephone number.

Pilates and personal training now at Gleason’s Gym.
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Cinch is Ashley Barenz and Desira Barnes. Combined they have 18 years of Pilates and personal training experience. In 2017, they joined forces to create Cinch.  Ashley and Desira are creative, knowledgeable instructors who take great personal pride in their clients’ good form.  Working with a Cinch instructor you will sweat, tone muscles, enjoy the time you spend with Cinch, and receive one-on-one instruction to correct bad body alignment so you can go hard without harming your body.  With Cinch you will work smarter, not harder.
Cinch is open Monday–Saturday with Appointments available all day.
To schedule your session go cinch.schedulista.com or email cinchpilatesnyc@gmail.com
Starting in May, Physical Therapy at Gleason’s Gym
One on One, 1 hour sessions
Fernando Moreno Jr. PT, DPT, CMP (Licensed Physical Therapist; Certified Mulligan Practitioner; Certified in SFMA)
Days and Times: Tuesday 10am-1pm, Thursday 10am-1pm
To schedule an appointment or insurance inquiries, emailfernando@fernandompt.com or visit www.fernandompt.com
Free Physical Therapy Assessment (1/2 hour)
When: Tuesday’s between 11am-1pm
Email to set up appointment: fernando@fernandompt.com
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Our Next Two Amateur Boxing Shows are Wednesday May 10, 2017 and Saturday May 20, 2017      

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JOIN US MAY 10TH FOR A NIGHT OF CHARITY BOXING AT BB KINGS. Purchase tickets now at www.fighters4life.net   Fighters 4 Life is a 501C3 nonprofit organization that raises money by hosting amateur boxing shows.   Our Ninth Charity Boxing Show, The Night of Charity Boxing, will take place on Wednesday May 10th 2017at BB Kings 42nd Street.       If You Want To Box our Next Amateur Boxing Show on Saturday May 20, contact New York’s number one matchmaker, Jieun Lee.     The show is open to any currently licensed amateur boxer. We are looking for Juniors, Seniors and Master boxers.   Contact the matchmaker, Jieun Lee at 917 858 3955 or email her at matchmaker@gleasonsgym.net.   Please include your name, weight, age, record and telephone number.

May 13, 2017

  • 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Opening Reception of “Lucky Jo” a photo exhibition about boxing by French
    photographer Orianne O. On display the award winning reportage about the
    life story of welterweight female boxing French champion Johanne Cavarec,
    aka Jo Lachance (Lucky Jo).

    8:30 pm There will also be an exhibition boxing match during the opening night of the event.
    ​Ronica Jeffery 15-1 WBC Silver Featherweight  Champion vs. Johanne Cavarec French Champion 
    www.luckyjo-theexhibition.com
    http://www.orianneo.com

JLEW bags will be onsite May 13th for the photo and fighting exhibition selling its newest bag, designed by two female fighters and entrepreneurs, Jamie Lewis of JLEW Bags and Cary Williams of Too Pretty brand, and manufactured down the street in Brooklyn.  A portion of the proceeds of the sale of each bag go to support Gleason’s own Heather “the Heat” Hardy.  Read more here: https://www.jlewshop.com/products/nevertoopretty-jlew-clutch

Pilates and personal training now at Gleason’s Gym.
  cinchpilatesnyc.com
Cinch is Ashley Barenz and Desira Barnes. Combined they have 18 years of Pilates and personal training experience. In 2017, they joined forces to create Cinch.  Ashley and Desira are creative, knowledgeable instructors who take great personal pride in their clients’ good form.  Working with a Cinch instructor you will sweat, tone muscles, enjoy the time you spend with Cinch, and receive one-on-one instruction to correct bad body alignment so you can go hard without harming your body.  With Cinch you will work smarter, not harder.
Cinch is open Monday-Saturday with Appointments available all day.
​To schedule your session go cinch.schedulista.com or email cinchpilatesnyc@gmail.com.         Starting in May, Physical Therapy at Gleason’s Gym   One on One, 1 hour sessions   Fernando Moreno Jr. PT, DPT, CMP (Licensed Physical Therapist; Certified Mulligan Practitioner; Certified in SFMA)   Days and Times: Tuesday 10am-1pm, Thursday 10am-1pm   To schedule an appointment or insurance inquiries, email fernando@fernandompt.com or visit www.fernandompt.com
Ronica Jeffrey
  JLEW Bag
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Special Addition – Golden Glove Quarter Finals Show added Tuesday March 21st at Gleason’s Gym

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Gleason’s Gym will host the quarter finals of the Daily News Golden Gloves on Tuesday, March 21st.
The doors will open at 6:30 PM.
The first bout will be at 7:30 PM.
All tickets are $25
(amateur boxers with book in hand $15)
This show is sanctioned by USABoxing.
Come support the gym.