OUR STORY
A history built on excellence.
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Music City Boxing is Tennessee's premier boxing gym — a boxing gym that teaches, trains, and develops people into boxers and boxers into champions. Year after year, MCB is one of the winningest gyms in the country, producing elite amateur and professional boxers.
Owned since 2019 by head coach, Stephen Grand, MCB continues to set and raise the standards for boxing in the southeastern United States by serving as the home to elite amateur, professional, and fitness boxing. “Whether your goal is to become a world champion, be skilled enough to spar, or learn as much as you can about boxing, we train everyone the same — in a team-based environment focusing on fundamentals and proper techniques.” — Grand
From producing multiple national and regional champions and medalists to ensuring the highest standards are met across professional boxing in Tennessee, Team MCB brings the same commitment to excellence that built the gym from the ground up.
OUR HISTORY
- Coach Grand officially took over ownership and coaching operations of Music City Boxing in 2019 from previous owner and head coach, Justin Gamber, who served as head trainer for Caleb Plant from 2014–2021.
- Grand trained and studied under Gamber, who established the gym in 2013 and quickly cemented MCB’s reputation as a breeding ground for teaching and developing elite boxing and coaching talent in Nashville. Plant captured the IBF Super-Middleweight World Championship in January of 2019 and Music City Boxing changed hands from Gamber to Grand shortly after, as Team Plant relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Under Grand’s leadership, Music City Boxing continues to operate with a team-first approach to teaching, training, and preparing boxers of all skill and experience levels. Team MCB works to ensure the highest standards across all operations are met and exceeded — from training programs to fight night events.
- Whether it’s your first time in a boxing gym or you’re preparing for a title fight, the MCB standard doesn’t change. Excellence is the only option.
BUILT OVER TIME
THE FOUNDATION
Coach Justin Gamber opens Music City Boxing in Nashville with a focus on developing elite talent.
STUDENTS OF THE GAME
MCB grows to become home to the city’s best amateur, professional, and fitness boxing programs.
CHAMPION MADE
Caleb "Sweet-Hands" Plant captures the IBF Super-Middleweight World Championship, putting the gym on the global map.
PASSING THE TORCH
Stephen Grand takes the helm, bringing his own boxing and coaching pedigree and vision for the gym’s future.
CONTINUED EXCELLENCE
Cristee Forkins is crowned US Olympic Team Trials champion, making her a five-time national champion.
THE STANDARD
Music City Boxing operates as Tennessee’s premier boxing facility — training champions, hosting fight nights, and building the next generation of champions.
“WE'RE NOT JUST A GYM THAT YOU GO TO. WE'RE THE CLUB YOU BELONG TO.”
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