‘Outgrown our building’: South Omaha boxing event raises funds to expand gym

Victory Boxing hosted a Cinco de Mayo showdown in South Omaha to raise money for a new balcony to address overcrowding and accommodate more participants.

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LOCAL BOXERS PUT ON THEIR GLOVES FOR A BOXING SHOWDOWN IN SOUTH OMAHA TODAY. BUT THE SHOWDOWN WASN’T JUST FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS. VICTORY BOXING HOSTED THE CINCO DE MAYO BOXING SHOWDOWN. ORGANIZERS SAY THE EVENT WAS AN EFFORT TO RAISE MONEY FOR AN EXPANSION TO THE GYM, INCLUDING A NEW BALCONY, WHICH VICTORY BOX OWNER SAYS IS NEEDED. THIS YEAR, WE ACTUALLY OUTGROWN OUR BUILDING. FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND SO WE’RE TRYING TO RAISE AN ADDITIONAL $20,000 SO WE CAN BUILD A NEW BALCONY OVER ON THE WEST SIDE. AND SO WE CAN ACCOMMODATE MORE PEOPLE. OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE CAN BARELY WALK DOWN THERE, THE GYM TOLD OMAHA’S NEWS LEADER. THERE A

Victory Boxing hosted a Cinco de Mayo boxing showdown in South Omaha to raise funds for a new balcony to expand its space. “This year, we’ve actually outgrown our building for the last couple of years. And so we’re trying to raise an additional $20,000 so we can build a new balcony over on the west side and so we can accommodate more people, obviously, because now you can barely walk down there,” said founder Rev. Servando Perales.The owner also said there are currently 22 kids on a waitlist due to limited space.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

OMAHA, Neb. —

Victory Boxing hosted a Cinco de Mayo boxing showdown in South Omaha to raise funds for a new balcony to expand its space.

“This year, we’ve actually outgrown our building for the last couple of years. And so we’re trying to raise an additional $20,000 so we can build a new balcony over on the west side and so we can accommodate more people, obviously, because now you can barely walk down there,” said founder Rev. Servando Perales.

The owner also said there are currently 22 kids on a waitlist due to limited space.

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