FIGHT SPORTS MINISTRIES TIMELINE 1869: The New York branch of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) opened as the first “Y” location planned primarily for fitness activities, including boxing. 1912: Rev. Frederick Wedge, known as “The Fighting Parson,” published his semi-autobiographical novel The Fighting Parson of Barbary Coast. 1930: The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), with […]
