Sons Of Thunder Boxing Club

09/08/2026

SONS OF THUNDER FOOD DRIVE !!!!
Over the summer, we got to see firsthand what God’s Food Pantry does for this community.
They came through for a lot of our gym families and helped make sure our kids had food when they needed it. And we saw enough to know what they do isn't easy. The need is real, it's constant, and it takes a lot to keep those shelves stocked.
They didn't just help the community. They helped our kids.
Now they're coming out of a summer where they were hit hard helping families with children, and their shelves need some help.
So now it's our turn.
Sons of Thunder Boxing Club is hosting a food drive for God's Food Pantry. We're asking our boxers, parents, families, friends, and anyone in the community who wants to help to bring nonperishable food items by the gym.
You don't have to be part of our gym to donate. Stop in, drop something off, and we'll take care of the rest.
We spend a lot of time teaching these kids how to become better boxers, but part of what we're building here has always been bigger than boxing. When somebody shows up for you, you show up for them.
They showed up for our kids.
Now we're going to show up for them.

09/07/2026

Yeah we still have practice today.
Kids - 4pm
Adults - 6pm

09/06/2026

TEEN & ADULT BOXING — READ THIS FIRST
We've had a huge influx of older teens and adults reaching out about boxing, so we're going to give this a shot.
But understand something from the beginning:
WE ARE NOT LOWERING OUR BOXING STANDARD TO START AN ADULT PROGRAM.
We are Pulaski County's only USA Boxing club. We produce national-level competitive boxers, and our coaches have coached numerous athletes to national championships and beyond.
We know boxing, and we know how to develop boxers.
The same standard that has produced successful competitive kids will be the standard for our teens and adults.
We're not creating a watered-down version of our program for adults.
We're bringing adults into the same boxing culture we've worked hard to build.
This isn't cardio boxing. This isn't boxercise. This isn't a casual class where you hit the bag for an hour and go home.
THIS IS BOXING.
You're going to learn how to box correctly. Footwork. Defense. Offense. Conditioning. Ring IQ. Fundamentals. And eventually how to put all of it together.
You're going to be coached. You're going to be corrected. You're going to be pushed. And you're going to be expected to get better every single day.
You do NOT need experience.
You can walk through our doors having never put on a pair of gloves. That's perfectly fine. We can teach boxing.
What we ask from you is simple: listen, work, be consistent and be coachable.
Beginners are welcome. The standard stays high.
Do you have to compete? No.
But you will train in a competitive boxing environment. Whether your goal is to compete or simply become the best boxer you can be, you're going to learn the sport the right way.
And if you decide you do want to compete?
We're going to prepare you to win.
We're not interested in putting someone in the ring just so they can say they had a fight. We develop our boxers and prepare them to compete successfully.
Yes, we have fun...
Sometimes. 😂
But when it's time to work, we work.
One important thing for adults coming in for the first time: please contact us before showing up. We want to know who's coming through our doors and make sure our program is the right fit for what you're looking for.
We've worked extremely hard to build a positive, focused environment for our athletes, especially our kids, and we're going to protect that as the program grows.
If we've previously had a conversation with you about not training at our gym, that hasn't changed with the addition of this program.
And whatever problems, disagreements or drama you've had at other gyms — leave them there.
We're not interested in taking sides or getting involved in somebody else's gym issues.
You get a fresh start here, and we expect you to give everyone else the same.
There's a reason we've built the program we have:
WE FOCUS ON BOXING.
No gym politics. No drama. No nonsense. No egos.
Come in. Listen. Learn. Work.
If you're serious about actually learning the sport of boxing, we want to hear from you.
We're not starting an adult fitness class.
We're developing boxers.
And that standard will not change.

09/04/2026

09/02/2026

A few people have asked exactly what Boxing Day is and why we're making such a big deal about it.
Boxing Day will be a full day dedicated to amateur boxing right here in Somerset, Kentucky.
We will have THREE boxing rings set up, with boxers and coaches from across our region — and potentially from across the country — coming to Somerset to spar throughout the day.
And we're not talking about just one level of boxing.
You could see young boxers getting valuable experience, nationally competitive amateurs, some of the highest-level amateur fighters in the sport, and future professional boxers all sharing the same rings and getting rounds.
That's what makes a day like this special.
Different gyms. Different states. Different coaches. Different styles. Three rings running throughout the day and everybody there for the same reason — to get better at boxing.
This is not a tournament and these are not official bouts. There are no winners, records or trophies.
It's work. It's experience. It's boxing.
There is one important requirement:
Every boxer who spars MUST be properly registered with USA Boxing.
USA Boxing is the national governing body for amateur Olympic-style boxing in the United States. This isn't backyard boxing or an open invitation for anybody with a pair of gloves to come fight. This is organized amateur boxing, and it will be conducted under the proper standards and safety requirements.
Sons of Thunder Boxing Club is part of the Southeastern Boxing Association, our regional association within USA Boxing.
And that's why bringing something like this to Somerset means so much to us.
We are Pulaski County's boxing club, and we take that responsibility seriously.
We don't simply want to operate a boxing gym that happens to be located here.
We want Pulaski County to have a legitimate place in amateur boxing.
We want our local kids standing in the same rings and learning from fighters from different gyms, different states and different levels of the sport.
We want coaches around the region to know that Somerset, Kentucky is a place where they can bring serious fighters and get serious work.
And we want our community to be able to walk through those doors and see something they normally might have to travel hundreds of miles to experience.
Three rings running at once.
National-level amateurs. Future professionals. Young fighters coming up behind them.
All under one roof. Right here in Somerset, Kentucky.
That's Boxing Day.
And that's the level of boxing we're working to build in Pulaski County. 🥊

09/01/2026

This is such a fun atmosphere!

08/31/2026

1 hour of technical boxing training
1-mile run
10 × 40-yard sprints
Another 1-mile run
Then finish it off on the heavy bag and see what’s left in the gas tank.
Kids train at no cost!

08/31/2026

At 14 years old, Addy Hall is standing at the top of her division.
Addy was scheduled to challenge the #1-ranked girl in the nation. That opponent withdrew and forfeited, leaving Addy standing at the top of the division.
Pulaski County should be INSANELY proud of this girl and the history that’s being made right here at home.
Unfortunately, that means we will not be making the trip to Texas.
And we’re disappointed.
We trained incredibly hard for this opportunity. We respected the opponent, we respected her ranking, and we understood the level of competition we were preparing for.
But make no mistake — we were going to Texas expecting to win.
That’s not disrespect toward the other young lady. She earned her accomplishments and deserves credit for them. But I know the kid I’ve been watching in this gym every day, and I know the level Addy has reached over the last several months.
I believed Addy was going to win this fight.
Addy has always had the fire.
The question was whether we could ever get all of that fire pointed in one direction.
Over the last several months, that’s exactly what has happened.
She decided to take this seriously and find out just how far she could go. Part of that drive was wanting to prove a lot of people wrong.
She has.
And I’ll put myself on that list.
I’ve always believed in Addy and what she was capable of, but even as her coach, I had doubts about whether we would ever get all of that fire going in the same direction.
She proved me wrong too.
Now she’s a National Golden Gloves Champion and standing at the top of her division nationally.
The fire was never the problem.
It just needed direction.
We wanted Texas because we wanted another opportunity to prove it in the ring. We don’t get that opportunity now, and that’s disappointing.
But nothing about our direction changes.
Cleveland, Ohio and the National Open are next.
We’re chasing the national and international stage. We have Olympic-level goals, and that’s not changing.
Texas wasn’t the destination.
It was supposed to be another test.
We were ready for it. Addisyn Hall Kayla Cheyenne Brad Chaney Andi Chaney Loughran’s Olympic Boxing & Self Defense James Heckert Jason Owens

08/29/2026

Thank you to the Commonwealth Journal Somerset, Ky. for the awesome article about Addy ahead of our trip to Texas to challenge the #1 ranked girl in the nation at 165 lbs. Three years ago, a lot of this probably sounded crazy. Now it’s real.