Total beginner or seasoned boxer: we have a place for you
Real technique from USA Boxing certified coaches, including a Golden Gloves winner. Whether you have never touched a bag or have been throwing hands for years, you will be supported, challenged, and known by name. Take your first class on us.
No experience needed. No sparring. Never touched a bag? We show you where to stand.
- Trained by a Golden Gloves winner
- USA Boxing certified and NASM CPT coaches
- 50+ years combined experience
- Beginners to competitors welcome
- Overland Park, KS
We Are the People Who Stayed.
When the former gym closed, the people who trained together refused to scatter. They held on until these doors opened again, and today we are a room full of friends and neighbors from all over the KC Metro, led by Head Coach Shawn Hammons and an exceptional team of 13 trainers.
Our members range from kids as young as 8 to seniors. Some walked in on day one knowing nothing about boxing, and some have been throwing punches for years. They train side by side, and every one of them has a coach who knows their name.
Those coaches bring more than 50 years of combined experience and hold USA Boxing and NASM certifications. Nobody trains alone here, and nobody gets left behind.
Somebody Fought to Open This Door.
For more than 20 years, people in this corner of Johnson County trained at a boxing gym in this space. Then one day the doors closed with no warning, and about 350 people lost their gym overnight.
Most people would have moved on. These people did not. They stayed in touch, kept asking questions, and pushed until KC Boxing & Fitness opened in that same space this June.
Nobody fights for a gym they never walked into. Starting is what gave those 350 people something worth defending. If you have been circling the idea of boxing for a while, that is really all it takes. You do not have to be ready. You just have to walk in.
This is what a class actually looks like.
No fluff, no filler. Combinations, footwork, and coaching cues you can hear from across the room. This is the same energy waiting for you when you walk in for your trial class.
You're not sparring and you're not getting hit. You're on a bag, learning real technique: how to stand, how to move, how to throw combinations that generate power from your legs through your core through your arms. Never touched a bag? Perfect. We show you where to stand, how to hold your hands, and what to do next. Your heart rate stays up the entire class, and you'll burn more than you would on a treadmill or in a generic HIIT class.
Every coach on our floor has decades of experience between them teaching beginners and competitive athletes alike. They know your name before the end of the first week.
Worried about embarrassing yourself? Everyone on that floor started at zero. Nobody is watching how fit you are. Everyone here remembers their first day, and they will cheer for yours.
What we offer
Group Boxing
Our core class and the best place to start if you have always wanted to try boxing. Real boxing mechanics turned into a workout, not a fight. You will throw combinations, move your feet, and get a full-body session that hits calisthenics, core, and agility. We are not training fighters. We are training people who want to get in shape, blow off steam, and move better than they did last month. Total beginner or seasoned boxer, you will be supported and you will be challenged.
Kickboxing
Same intensity, more range. Punches and kicks combined into a workout that keeps your heart rate up the entire class.
Youth Boxing
A program built for kids to build real confidence and a real skill. We teach them to move like boxers, throw with intention, and carry themselves differently outside the gym too. There is almost nowhere else in the area running youth fitness boxing. That is exactly why families are asking for it.
Senior Fitness (65+)
Weekly sessions built around mobility, functional strength, and staying steady on your feet. One of our members caught a curb wrong not long ago and got right back up on a replaced hip, because we had drilled exactly that movement. This is long-term wellness, not a bootcamp.
Strength and Agility
For athletes who play a sport and want an edge. Explosive, high-intensity work mixed with foundational strength and agility drills that carry straight back to the field or the court.
Personal Training
One-on-one time built around your goals, whether that is sharpening your boxing, training for a specific sport, or just getting in shape on your own schedule. Not sure where to start? Your coach will build the starting point with you. Each of our coaches has a strength that sets them apart, so we put you in the corner of the one who fits your goals best.
Open Gym
Access to the space and equipment outside of class hours, for members who want to put in extra rounds on their own.
People show up for each other here.
Members cheer each other through the last round. Coaches know your name. This is the part of the gym that does not show up on a class schedule, but it is the reason people stay. You will be supported. You will be challenged. You will know you belong.
What happeneds inside these walls is never just about the workout. It is who we are. A gym around the people who refused to let it disappear. Walk in on day one and it already feels like a homecoming. Nobody here is a stranger for long.
Take your first class free.
No gloves? No problem. Borrow ours.