Jim McNally Boxing, LLC

Jim McNally Boxing, LLC "Old School" boxing gym, NON-CONTACT, learn self-defense and get in great shape at the same time. A boxer's workout taught by a boxer. Getting hit. ft.

Boxers are among the finest conditioned athletes in the world. You can reap the benefits of their time-tested workouts at McNally Boxing. Whether you are an athlete looking to improve your skills, or a total beginner looking to tone your muscles and shed some pounds this is the workout for you. At our gym you train just like a boxer except for one thing. Our gym is NON-CONTACT. And our workouts ar

e designed for men and women, young and old, at all levels of fitness. McNally Boxing is a 2700 sq. facility located at 48 Main St, North Reading, MA. We are an "Old School" gym with a regulation ring, heavy bags, speed bags, jump ropes and much more. Our mission is to provide a real boxing gym with quality training and an old school dynamic to people at all fitness levels. McNally Boxing is certified by USA Boxing and Jim McNally is a USA Boxing Certified Trainer. Our workouts are designed and administered by Jim McNally and are based on his experience as an amateur and professional boxer and as the trainer of amateur and professional boxers. Athletes from a variety of sports use the boxing workout as a way to prepare for their season. At McNally Boxing we have teams and individuals from every major sport hitting the bags, jumping rope and working the mitts. You have to come in and check us out. Jim McNally Biography

As the son of a former boxer Jim McNally grew up around the sport. Jim’s father, Bernie McNally, was the New England Heavyweight Champion as an amateur and professional. Bernie retired as the 14th ranked heavyweight in the world with a professional record of 32-2. After his career ended Bernie began training amateur and professional boxers. When Jim was old enough he would accompany his father to the gym and began working out with the other boxers. The following is a list of Jim’s amateur competitions;
1973 – Semi-finalist, Heavyweight, New England Golden Gloves, Lowell, MA.
1974 – New England Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion, Lowell, MA.
1975 – New England AAU Heavyweight Champion, Boston Garden. (Last boxer under the weight of 180 to hold that title)
1976 – Silver Medalist, Heavyweight Division, International Youth Games, Montreal, Canada. (Split-decision loss to future World Heavyweight Champion Tony Tubbs in the Gold Medal bout)
1977 – New England Golden Gloves Light-heavyweight Champion, Lowell, MA. Jim represented the United States in international competitions against England, Canada and Yugoslavia. Jim retired from amateur boxing following the 1977 New England Golden Gloves with an overall record of 61-7. Jim signed a professional contract later that year. From 1977 to 1983, Jim had 20 professional fights. An automobile accident resulted in 2 elbow operations and the end to Jim’s boxing career. He retired as the 17th ranked light-heavyweight in the world with a professional record of 19-1. In 1988, Jim and his father (posthumously) were elected into the Ring 4, Massachusetts Boxing Hall of Fame. Since retiring from boxing Jim began training amateur and professional boxers. Jim’s amateur boxers have won various titles including the New England Silver Mitten and New England Golden Glove championships. Jim’s professional boxers have won Massachusetts and New England championships, and one of Jim’s boxers, John Ruiz, won the WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World.

Left to right are Jamie, Frank, Charlie and Bob.  They just finished bag drills and were still sweating and breathing he...
07/23/2025

Left to right are Jamie, Frank, Charlie and Bob. They just finished bag drills and were still sweating and breathing heavily. Four veterans.

All the young kids were home sleeping while this group did what they do every morning. They are disciplined. Rain or shine.

Come in and train with the old guys. No experience is necessary to do bag drills. We will show you what to do each step of the way.

Keep punching!

07/18/2025

SUMMER BAG DRILLS!

This summer has been great for our morning workout. We have "bag drills" at 9:30 am Monday through Friday.

This morning Chuck Berry is blasting on Pandora and every bag is taken. If you want a workout that makes you sweat come give this a try.

No experience necessary to do this.

Come give it a try.

Keep punching!

FIREWORKS ON THE 4TH!We had a full house for our 4th of July bag drills this morning.   We had 13 heavy bags hung and th...
07/04/2025

FIREWORKS ON THE 4TH!

We had a full house for our 4th of July bag drills this morning. We had 13 heavy bags hung and they were all occupied. In fact, we doubled up on a few bags.

It was a nice mix of folks new to the gym and some of my original members. I think this could become an annual event.

Thank you everyone for your participation. It's a nice way to start the long weekend.

Happy 4th of July everyone!

Keep punching!

06/30/2025

When I think of the 4th of July I think of cook outs and fireworks. I've already committed to a couple of cook outs so I decided to provide the fireworks. In a first at McNally Boxing we are going to have a morning workout on the 4th of July!

I know I posted earlier this week that we would be closed Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th. I just had a sudden urge and ran it by some of the old timers. They loved the idea

So Friday, July 4th, we will be open 9 am to 11 am. We will do a special bag drills at 9:30. Come by and make some room for the hot dogs and beer. No registration required.

Happy 4th of July!

Keep punching!

SUPRISE VISITORMy grandson Kayson stopped by the gym to say hi.   He is growing so fast.  It doesn't seem that long ago ...
06/26/2025

SUPRISE VISITOR

My grandson Kayson stopped by the gym to say hi. He is growing so fast. It doesn't seem that long ago that he was in the ring wearing the focus mitts wanting me to hit.

Love looking at the old pictures and comparing them to today. Time goes faster as we get older. Slow down.

Keep punching!

06/25/2025

4TH OF JULY GYM HOURS

The gym will be closed Friday, July 4th and Saturday, July 5th.

Happy Independence Day everyone.

Keep punching!

Champ In The House It was a great weekend for Craig Serino.   On Friday he won his first amateur noxing match and yester...
06/16/2025

Champ In The House

It was a great weekend for Craig Serino. On Friday he won his first amateur noxing match and yesterday he turned 38! Congratulations and happy birthday!

Craig won a unanimous decision over Dan Palmieri at Rockaway Beach, Queens, NY. Judges had Craig winning all three rounds behind an effective jab and superior conditioning. Palmieri was very aggressive swinging for the fences with every punch. Keeping a pace like that isn't easy and he tired as the fight continued. Craig kept to the game plan. BOX! He controlled the fight with that jab and got stronger each round.

The gym had been abuzz in anticipation of Craig's fight. The champ came in this morning, championship belt in hand, to tell us about the fight. It was great seeing first that he was ok and second how excited he was. That will be a night he will remember forever.

Thank God he won. I told him his gym membership would be canceled and the guys at Massport told him to transfer out if he lost.

By the way, the fight was supposed to be at 180 pound max. Palmieri weighed in at 185. Craig weighed in at 174.5!

06/14/2025

Congratulations to the North Reading Hornets baseball team. Yesterday they captured the Division 3 state title with a 10-3 victory over Arlington Catholic.

This was the first state title for North Reading since 2012 and fifth in program history. It is a special title because the team played this season in honor of teammate and gym member Brady Cullen. Brady has been out for the season as he battles brain cancer. "Play for Brady" was stitched on the side of the team's hats.

Congratulations boys!

SERINO WINSJust got word that Craig Serino won a three round, unanimous decision over Dan Palmieri at Rockaway Beach, Qu...
06/14/2025

SERINO WINS

Just got word that Craig Serino won a three round, unanimous decision over Dan Palmieri at Rockaway Beach, Queens, NY.

Craig was representing Massachusetts as a firefighter from Massport. Palmieri is a New York firefighter. My ringside contact said Craig won all three rounds against the aggressive New Yorker.

Congratulations Craig! Way to go!

06/13/2025

UPDATE

Craig Serino weighed in at 175 pounds. Word is he is relaxed and feeling good. I will post fight results.

Keep punching!

06/13/2025

WEDNESDAY GYM SCHEDULE

For the past several months we have had our "all kids" class each Wednesday from 4 pm to 5 pm. That class is done until next school year.

So until further notice the gym will open at 3:30 pm on Wednesdays.

Keep punching!

The crew got together after bag drills to pose for a team photo.   We sent it to Craig Serino with a good luck wish.Crai...
06/13/2025

The crew got together after bag drills to pose for a team photo. We sent it to Craig Serino with a good luck wish.

Craig is on his way to New York for his fight against New York firefighter Dan Palmieri. Everyone at the gym has watched Craig from January when he started until now. The gym is abuzz with this fight.

I will post the fight results once I receive them.

Good luck Craig!

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North Reading, MA

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 11am
3:30pm - 7:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 11am
3:30pm - 7:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 11am
3:30pm - 7:30pm
Thursday 9am - 11am
3:30pm - 7:30pm
Friday 9am - 11am
3:30pm - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 11pm
Sunday 9am - 11pm

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