MBFA
Coach Maurice Cleveland in the gym with gloves over his shoulder, beside a heavy bag and the ring

Durham, NC · Opening November 15

Learn to fight.
For real.

Coach Maurice teaches you to box: the basics, the offense, and how to protect yourself.

Preregister

Preregistration is open

$45a month

Locked in for a full year. Membership goes to $55 when we open. One-on-one coaching included.

Preregister

Every body
belongs here.

Big or small. Age 4 to seniors. First day or fight ready.

No experience needed. No shape you have to be in first. Show up, wrap your hands, and Coach meets you where you are.

What Coach
teaches you.

The basics

Stance, guard, footwork, wrapping your hands and breathing. Built right from day one.

How to box

Jab, right hand, hooks, uppercuts, and the combinations that tie them together, one on one on the mitts.

Protect yourself

Slip, roll, block and counter. Defend yourself on the street and in the ring.

Coach Maurice Cleveland in the gym, holding boxing gloves, standing beside a heavy bag

Coach Maurice
Cleveland

He runs every session himself.

Membership at MBFA is not a key card and a nod. It is Coach Maurice, one on one, teaching you to stand right, punch right and protect yourself. Beginners, kids, seniors and fighters chasing USA Boxing competition all get the same thing: his full attention.

Text Coach: 919-272-3566

“I let him train me. I let him train my daughter.”

“I feel like I can fight a little bit better now. I got a lot more confidence.”

A member, training with Coach Maurice (left in the video).

Two ways in.

Membership

$45 a month

Preregistration price, locked for a full year. $55 a month after we open.

  • Full gym access, open to close, every day
  • One-on-one coaching with Coach Maurice
  • The basics, offense and defense, taught properly
  • Ages 4 to seniors, every level
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Competition

$125 a month

For fighters who want to compete.

  • Everything in Membership
  • Sparring
  • Group training
  • One-on-one fight preparation
  • Prep to compete under USA Boxing (amateur)
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Billed monthly from the day you sign up. Parents can add each child to one account. Every athlete signs the liability waiver online. See cancellation and refund policy.

Open every day.

8am to 8pm

2715 E Geer St
Durham, NC 27704

Call or text 919-272-3566

The gym is being built now. Doors open November 15.

Help build the gym.

Bags, gloves, mats, a ring. If you want to be part of it, the gym's wish list is on Amazon. Every piece goes on the floor.

See the wish list

Ten seconds left.
Get in the ring.

$45 a month, locked for a year. Opening November 15.

Preregister

To preregister, call or text Coach Maurice. Online signup is coming soon.