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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It’s official… Mischa Merz has come full (squared) circle.
Four years after an initial stair climb to the Brooklyn capital of the boxing world, the globetrotting Australian author returns again to the place that re-ignited her zest for the sport and became the backbone of the 282-page project she’ll unveil Tuesday night.
“The Sweetest Thing: A Boxer’s Memoir” is billed by its publisher as a “wonderful mix of champ-in-the-making story and a tour through the world of a women’s sport rising in a male domain.”
Gleason’s Gym will host the book’s launch and kick off a tour that’ll send Merz – the masters division athlete around whom its characters revolve – out west to California and back east to Georgia, where she’ll appear on former world champion Terri Moss’s Atlanta’s Corporate Fight Night show on April 23.
According to Merz, Gleason’s was the logical place to commence the book’s promotional journey, given its role as U.S. staging area for her unlikely climb to the top of the women’s amateur boxing ladder – including wins at the Golden Gloves, Georgia Games and Ringside World Championships.
“I think it’s a cross-section of the city. It is New York,” Merz said.
“You have people from every corner of New York and they’re on every possible level, from top-line boxers preparing for a big fight – who are jaw-droppingly good in their sessions – to the beginners who are just learning the basics and who you know will never get anywhere. [Click Here To Read More]
Four years after an initial stair climb to the Brooklyn capital of the boxing world, the globetrotting Australian author returns again to the place that re-ignited her zest for the sport and became the backbone of the 282-page project she’ll unveil Tuesday night.
“The Sweetest Thing: A Boxer’s Memoir” is billed by its publisher as a “wonderful mix of champ-in-the-making story and a tour through the world of a women’s sport rising in a male domain.”
Gleason’s Gym will host the book’s launch and kick off a tour that’ll send Merz – the masters division athlete around whom its characters revolve – out west to California and back east to Georgia, where she’ll appear on former world champion Terri Moss’s Atlanta’s Corporate Fight Night show on April 23.
According to Merz, Gleason’s was the logical place to commence the book’s promotional journey, given its role as U.S. staging area for her unlikely climb to the top of the women’s amateur boxing ladder – including wins at the Golden Gloves, Georgia Games and Ringside World Championships.
“I think it’s a cross-section of the city. It is New York,” Merz said.
“You have people from every corner of New York and they’re on every possible level, from top-line boxers preparing for a big fight – who are jaw-droppingly good in their sessions – to the beginners who are just learning the basics and who you know will never get anywhere. [Click Here To Read More]