Enrollment with Melrose Athletic Club

Youth boxing, mentorship, and football programs in Roanoke, Virginia. Free to join. No experience necessary. Open to youth ages 8 and up.

Champ's Gym & M.A.C. Football - Participant Registration

A Legacy That Started With One Fight.

In 1972 Earnest "Champ" Cabbler opened the doors of Champ's Gym in Roanoke, Virginia with one belief, that every young person deserves a fighting chance. Over fifty years later those doors are still open. We have produced state and regional champions, mentored thousands of youth, earned a proclamation from the City of Roanoke, and never once stopped showing up for this community. That is not a track record. That is a legacy.

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The Numbers Behind Our Mission

City Proclamation: The City of Roanoke officially recognized Champ's Gym for five decades of service to this community. We didn't ask for it. We earned it.

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