Cancer doesn't pull punches and neither will you.

Since 2011, Haymakers for Hope has been training and transforming ordinary people into badass amateur boxers entering the ring for their first US Boxing-sanctioned bout - all while raising real money to knock out of cancer by supporting research, care, awareness, and survivorship.

Haymakers boxers commit to four months of intensive boxing training, all culminating in three rounds in front of an amped-up audience at a legit venue. Bragging rights never expire.

You don't need boxing experience. All you need is the mindset to KO cancer.

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The Beltway Brawl VI

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The hits are real and so is the transformation

“You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.” ― Muhammad Ali
- Erin York

Haymakers for Hope’s mission is to knockout cancer the only way we know how, by literally fighting for a cure.

- Katie Callan
Haymakers for Hope’s mission is to knockout cancer the only way we know how, by literally fighting for a cure.
- Bubba Hagood

"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face." - Mike Tyson

- Emily Bromley

Haymakers for Hope’s mission is to knockout cancer the only way we know how, by literally fighting for a cure.

- Joel Labahn
Haymakers for Hope’s mission is to knockout cancer the only way we know how, by literally fighting for a cure.
- Katey McMahon
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." -William James
- Sam Sharon

Haymakers for Hope’s mission is to knockout cancer the only way we know how, by literally fighting for a cure.

- Alec Abruzzo
Haymakers for Hope’s mission is to knockout cancer the only way we know how, by literally fighting for a cure.
- Max Dewez

"I fight for those who can't... until they can"

- Abby Maiello
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