From Renene~ We just wanted to give a big thanks to Julie Martinez & Brenda Damp for bringing their great big smiles to Irongloves. They train with Coach Chris, & let me tell you, they train their hearts out. It’s because of people like you two that makes Joe & I very happy for what we do. You guys have such a grand time working out, I am so glad you like Irongloves.

Every day Coach Paul will post a boxing trivia question. Each week, the person that gets the most correct answers will win a free T-shirt. Rule: You cannot google the question, you have to give your answer right there on the spot.
Example Question: What boxer had the longest reach?

Today & every Wednesday at 5:00pm we are conducting speed laps.

Einstein the Mini Horse — have you heard about this little horse yet? He is amazing. For Motivation Monday, I decided to just posta light hearted happy video that will put a smile on your face. Einstein weighs 6 lbs and is 14″ tall.

USA Arizona State Boxing Championships are today, tomorrow, & if need be on Sunday. Scotty will be competing in the 132′s for the Championship Belt tomorrow, Saturday May 16. The fights start at 2pm. If you want to know exactly the time he will be fighting, feel free to call or text Renene’s cell: 480-326-4100

Location: McKellip’s Middle School, 325 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, AZ
(just a hair West of Mesa Drive)
Admission: $10
If the parking lot is full, park at one of the gas stations on the corner & walk over.
The auditorium does have A/C, but, due to how small it is, it will probably be standing room only.

Scott Bruce, Renene & Joe Leinhauser:

by Renene~~ Anne Jiawen Tien is here for one month visiting from China. She is training with Joe. She is a fast learner and works very hard, her boxing skills are darn good. It has been a wonderful pleasure having her train with us.

The Clinic will resume next week May 22 at 1:00pm. This weekend we have the Amateur Fights. Remember, the Boxing Clinic is free for all Open Gym people. If you don’t have Open Gym, pay just $10 for one  hour.

Here are a few of my regulars that attend the clinic…
Standing from left to right: Alex, Chris, Dave, Joe, Adam, & Johnny.
Front row on knees: Tony, Mark, & Eric.

Daniel Terreros is selling these shirts for $11.00 with 10% of all sales going to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund! The photo doesn’t do the shirt justice. The fonts look like they have been paint-can sprayed on, giving it a graffiti look.

You can buy from his website> www.maybeillegal.com or they are also for sale at Irongloves.

For all pets, there has been some popular pet medications that is causing side effects like seizures, tremors and even death. ABC channel 15 Investigators have found many pet owners complaining about dangerous reactions they say were caused by some flea and tick products. read the whole story> Medication linked to burns, seizures, & death

Irongloves was pretty busy today, there was a lot of action. Everyday we look forward to all the familiar faces… just want to say a few ‘shout outs’ to some of the regulars… First up are a few of our Open Gym members: David Monarrez, Mario, Dave Roth, Johnny, Robyn Wallace, Eric Jones, Rafael, Paul Henry, Adam Smith, Matt, Joshua, Dani Harrison, Keith Deyo, Matt Kowalski, Larry Hilton, Juan, Tony Franco, Trevor,  & the many more I am forgetting to mention … it’s nice seeing you guys everyday, YOU MAKE MY DAY!

I want to say thanks to all of you that come every Monday & Wednesday to my Boxing Group Class… thanks a million for coming. It was a hardcore class tonight, you all hung tough & did great!

Today was LAURIE SCHWAB’s 9th year anniversary with Irongloves, training with me. She is the one featured on our site demonstrating the speed bag. Laurie, here’s to another 9 years (at least).

And how could I forget… thanks to my great coaches; Tony, Chris, Paul, & Billy. You guys work your tails off, thanks for always helping out & training your people with pride.