White-collar boxing

White-collar boxing is a form of boxing in which people in white-collar professions train to fight at special events, with no prior boxing experience.

White-collar boxing has its beginnings at Gleason's Gym in New York City.

Gym owner Bruce Silverglade began organizing informal fights between the white-collar workers of his clientele in the late 1980s, which later developed into regular monthly events. After developing into a regular monthly event, the sport came to prominence in the mid-1990s under the organization of boxing promoter Alan Lacey. Alan, along with business partners, went on to promote white-collar boxing in the United Kingdom.