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Archie Vazquez ICON’s newest staff member

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BRISTOL, R.I. — ICON Boxing Club has been making a lot of changes in their facility recently. The boxing room is covered with fresh paint and a giant logo in the back wall, as well as new programs, class time slots, and trainers. One of the key contributors in strengthening ICON is Archie Vazquez, personal trainer and boxing enthusiast. Vazquez  not only contributes …

Dinis “Sweetbread” Paiva makes it 3 in a row!

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BRISTOL, R.I. – Dinis “Sweetbread” Paiva is well-known for his talented mix martial arts skills and his recent string of highlight reel first round knockouts. Paiva, 27, from East Providence, R.I. is a Classic Entertainment and Sports mixed martial artist. Paiva recently won the 2014 Most Improved Professional Award. After an ordinary start in his career with CES, the future is …

ICON Boxing Club hosts UFC Fighter’s open workout

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BRISTOL, R.I. — Local Mixed Martial Arts enthusiasts got a chance to get up close and personal with one of their heroes Saturday as Icon Boxing Club hosted an open workout with John “Doomsday” Howard on Jan. 10. The event was an opportunity for the public to witness and meet the professional UFC fighter Howard. Open Workouts are traditional in …

ICON Fight Camp™

New Class At ICON Introduced – Fight Camp™!

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BRISTOL, R.I. — ICON Boxing Club’s newest program “Fight Camp” includes interval exercises with new equipment at the gym’s facility. ICON offers four Fight Club classes per week. Classes occur Tuesday and Thursday 6:15-7 p.m. and 7:15- 8 p.m. Interval training is high-intensity exercises alternated with a short time of rest. These higher and lower intensity periods are repeated several times. …