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faced C.S. Hanks in the lightweight championship and lost, after a controversial late hit by Hanks. According to historian Edmund Morris, the crowd started booing Hanks, prompting
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Harvard Boxing Club is managed by one undergraduate President and four undergraduate Captains supported by graduate and alumni advisors. The Harvard Boxing Club is coached by former title-holding amateur fighter, Joe Lake, who assumed the position in 2024 after naming his predecessor, Doug
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decided to discontinue boxing as an intercollegiate sport and the
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was hired as the first physical exercises instructor and gymnasium superintendent. Hewlett brought his own system that included a mix of
English and German gymnastics, Indian Clubs, weights, medicine balls and Boxing. Sparring fees with Professor Hewlett were $ 8 per year in 1859. The first
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has been a popular campus activity since the mid 19th century. It was first documented by Boston newspapers citing
Harvard students attending Professor Paton Stewart Jr. "Boston Gymnasium" on Tremont Street in Boston, and later attending Mr. Stewart's "Harvard Gymnasium" on Palmer Street in
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Harvard Boxing Club currently includes several dozen members, many of whom participate in the annual Harvard Boxing Club Exhibition Night (a tradition that was revived in 2009). The Club is now co-ed (since the merging of Harvard and
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The Club practices two hours per day, six days per week. Skill days (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) are typically led by the Coach, while conditioning days (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday) are typically led by the
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Notable coaches include Tommy Rawson, national amateur junior lightweight champion in 1929, who coached boxers such as Rocky
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