Augusta Boxing Club recognized as Georgia’s historic site
The Augusta Boxing Club has a long tradition as a place where at-risk youth learn sportsmanship and produce excellent boxers. Now the Georgia Historical Society has designated the club’s gym on Walton Way a Georgia Historical Site.
Ray “Stingray” Whitfield, a professional boxer who began his career at the club and is now its director, and Lenny Pulley, the club’s board chairman, made the announcement at a recent Augusta Commission meeting.
A sign will be placed in front of the club at 1929 Walton Way. Pulley told commissioners he would like to see the city as one of the sponsors listed on the sign. The other sponsor listed is FPL Foods, which he said has supplied the club with food for many years.
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“We thought it would be appropriate to have the city on the plaque as well, given the boxing club’s long-standing relationship with the city,” Pulley said.
The club will cover the cost of the $2,400 memorial and maintenance, so there is no cost to the city.
According to the club’s website, it was founded in 1976 by Tom Moraetes, who was a probation officer in Augusta Juvenile Court. He started the club in his garage. In 2011, the club moved to the Augusta Parks and Recreation Department and is now a nonprofit organization.
“The club uses boxing as a means to get troubled youth off the streets and provide them with a structured environment in which they build confidence, develop self-discipline, develop a strong work ethic and learn to integrate and function as part of a team,” the website states.
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