Jack Costello Boxing Club

Jack Cos­tello Box­ing Gym opened in 1996 and con­tin­ues to thrive today. The non-profit op­er­a­tion provides phys­ic­al train­ing, men­tal de­vel­op­ment and emotion­al sup­port.

The roster of box­ers runs the gamut from re­cre­ation­al non-com­pet­it­ive types to the cham­pi­ons in wait­ing, who show up re­li­giously four even­ings a week for two-hour ses­sions. The gym opens from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

The fa­cil­ity is open to am­a­teurs in their 20s and 30s, too. The op­er­at­ors and train­ers don’t col­lect a dime for their in­vest­ment of time and ex­pert­ise. All are vo­lun­teers, in­clud­ing cer­ti­fied train­ers Ern­est Brun­son, Joe Je­sus, Ra­mon Almeda, Mike El­li­ott and James “June” Ry­an.