Eighteen years, one ring, no mirrors
Ironclad opened in the back half of a tire shop with four bags and a card table for a front desk. The tire shop is gone; the bags, the concrete floor, and the attitude are not. This is still a boxing gym first, not a fitness studio that added gloves.
The head coach fought as an amateur for nine years and has cornered fighters at the regional level since retiring from competition. Every class is taught by someone who has actually been in the ring, not a certification printed the week before.
There are no mirrors on the walls and no music video screens. There is a ring, a heavy bag for every member on the busiest night, and a coach who will tell you your jab is lazy before you finish the first round.
