Northside Boxing Club

Northside Boxing Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit boxing gym located at 1704 N 33rd Ave in North Minneapolis, Minnesota. Operating for 10 years, the club provides a free drop-in Youth Boxing Program five days a week for ages 9 to 21, averaging 52 youth participants per night and serving more than 15,600 homemade dinners annually prepared by on-staff chef Carla Williams. The coaching roster features former professional boxer and master barber Phil Williams, who compiled a 31-4 amateur record and a 15-8-2 pro ledger with 14 knockouts, alongside five-time national champion, 2002 Commonwealth Games silver medalist, and World Boxing Federation International Champion Moe Marciano Kayongo, plus Navy veteran Abdul Wadud. Club athletes have captured 11 National Titles and 4 State and Regional Championships. The building also houses the upstairs Northside Barbershop and the Northside Community Garden, with gym hours running Monday through Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings.