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Mark M. August 2020

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When I was 13 years old I went to New York to train at the Times Square Boxing Club. It was owned by a guy named Jimmy Glen. He would become my trainer and manager for my entire boxing career.

Jimmy died with the COVID at NYU Medical. They said he was doing a lot better, everybody thought he was going to be ok. The next day he died. Really heartbreaking…that was a great loss.

In March Nina, who owns the gym where I am a trainer, walked in and said “We're closing”. I was like in shock, because I'd been working there for 17 years. Just the thought that I was not going to have this place to come every day. It was kind of unnerving to say the least.

I figured it would be short-lived but as the days have gone by it just seems more and more desperate.

I think I'm more worried about my son than anything else. He doesn't want to go outside. He stays in and plays music in his room. I like to tell him that this is a once in a lifetime of event, maybe not even once in a lifetime. It’s not normal and we are going to get through it and there's going to be a day after it.

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When I was 13 years old I went to New York to train at the Times Square Boxing Club. It was owned by a guy named Jimmy Glen. He would become my trainer and manager for my entire boxing career. <br /> <br /> Jimmy died with the COVID at NYU Medical. They said he was doing a lot better, everybody thought he was going to be ok. The next day he died. Really heartbreaking…that was a great loss.<br /> <br /> In March Nina, who owns the gym where I am a trainer, walked in and said “We're closing”. I was like in shock, because I'd been working there for 17 years. Just the thought that I was not going to have this place to come every day. It was kind of unnerving to say the least. <br /> <br /> I figured it would be short-lived but as the days have gone by it just seems more and more desperate.<br /> <br /> I think I'm more worried about my son than anything else. He doesn't want to go outside. He stays in and plays music in his room. I like to tell him that this is a once in a lifetime of event, maybe not even once in a lifetime. It’s not normal and we are going to get through it and there's going to be a day after it.