Dark Star Boxing

Best boxing Gym in Sac, clean environment, Good staff, Good Fighters, No complaints from me

I have this gym a try and feel in love with it. I am in better shape and 20 pounds lighter. Thank you Arnold Duarte and all my classmates. This place is a fun and motivating gym

Super rude front desk staff.
I just wanted to simply know the cost of signing up for the gym and the staff was extremely rude to me.
They definitely lost a potential customer.

I give this gym 10s across the board! Lamont, Jason, Matt and all others are AMAZE-​BALLS!!! They’ve got bags, and mats, and weights… Oh my! Plus, I’ve heard they will be installing a sauna sometime in the future. There’s plenty of space for everyone to get full use of the facilities without needing to share or bump into each other. The staff is always friendly and the vibe of the patrons is positive and supportive. My son enjoys the boxing classes and he can already see his budding baby abs. Even though we miss the kids boxing class, the adults never treat him like an extra in the evening class. While he hits the bags, I hit the weight room for some much needed cardio. We get to kill two birds with one stone. I get fine for the summertime, and he gets his self-​defense up and restless energy out. Everyone is happy and there was no need for a babysitter! I recommend you come by and check it out for yourself. Go to the gym website first, they may still be running their 1 month free offer. ;)

I have been taken my 9 years old brother to this gym for almost 2 months, and he is never happier. The instructors are amazing, they really know their stuffs and they treat my brother so nice. It’s a great place for kids to have fun and learn to stay healthy. I would definitely recommend people to take their kids to this gym.

Special Offer To All Greater Sacramento Area.
In response to Chris A’s review, we here at Dark Star Boxing extend 5 free days to any new member from May 15 to July 15^th. Anyone interested in joining will get their first five days free to experience Dark Star Boxing in its entirety, which then they can pay to join. Come and experience the trainers, the staff, the music and of course the bathrooms. We pride our Gym with our customer service and positive environment. We have been open less than a year, have hundreds of members whom are very happy & satisfied. Our price is competitive so all members of our community can come and experience boxing or just a good cardio workout. We are not Freddie Roach nor do we claim to be. But our entire staff will work hard to help achieve the goals you want. We are affiliated with Battle of the Badges, DoggPound, Gamefit and many other Gyms around Sacramento. We work with multiple high schools for our youth program.
***Please do not mention this add, we want this to be anonymous and random as possible so you can get an everyday real experience.***
From the management to all the staff here at Dark Star Boxing we sincerely apologize for the experience you had Chris. For the record, management has the entire incident documented so if you need any records for the BBB please let us know.

This is an illegitimate business! Do not waste your money on their gimmick discount membership offer. As the old adage goes: if it seems too good to be true, then it probably is… and it certainly applies here.
I spent less than 2 months training here before encountering the most random, bizarre and threatening customer experience of my life. My credentials/​credibility? I am a sworn public servant, with 3 years of MMA experience.
I would like to keep the review brief, but I feel obligated to share for Unilocalers’ sakes!
Here are some key points about the business:
** Customer service does not exist. I believe a boxing gym should promote teamwork, continuity, and strong relationships with the trainers and other members. Trust is important if you’re going to be punching each other. It is quite the opposite here. As you enter you’ll be lucky to make eye contact with an adolescent sitting at the front desk whose either playing PlayStation or checking his Facebook page. There is no leader, there are no rules, there is little teamwork, and clearly there is no mission.
** This is not a place to learn to box. Meaning, they don’t have a Freddie Roach teaching the footwork, body movements, hand positioning, punch technique or foundations of boxing… ‘Open gym’ is all hours of the day; help yourself to the bags. In the afternoons and evenings there are a few ‘classes’, but most of the time they are not punctual, and it’s unclear if the class has actually started or who is teaching. Lamont is the only instructor who has legitimate (and current) boxing experience, and he is a great guy. Lamont, I recommend you take your good attitude to a more respectable business. There are a couple of other instructors (if that’s what you call them) who do not have boxing experience, or fitness training credentials. The classes will not teach you how to box, they are glorified group cardio classes. All other activity in the gym is a free-​for-​all that lacks tradition or etiquette.
** The bags and the ring are newer equipment and the warehouse layout is large. +1. The weights in the back room should be taken back to the junk yard where they were found. There is no locker room, just a run-​down bathroom for 1 person with a dirty toilet and small vanity.
** For those of you with children: DO NOT BRING THEM HERE. Gangster rap can be good training music FOR ADULTS. 99% of the music being played over their hard-​hitting sound system is excessively vulgar underground rap (which I personally don’t mind while I workout). But it is playing all of the time… yes, DURING the kids classes. EMBARRASSING.
** Lastly, and most importantly… The man who appears to be the owner/​manager could quite possibly be schizophrenic, bipolar, manic, or in some way mentally unstable. He literally changed personalities from one moment to the next… After a routine open gym session, as l left he pulled me aside with a proposition that left me threatened and isolated. He would not give me information about the actual business owner when I asked. His associate later apologized to me for his behavior and offered a refund. I never received a refund.
I regret giving this business my financial information for monthly withdrawals. Luckily I was able to block future transactions.
I will be filing a report with the Better Business Bureau for the owners actions.

Matt and Dan are awesome. Every time I work out here my fat is sore. The gym is huge with a ton of space. Some of the boxing gyms in the city are also really good but freakin small. Its nice to not be touching sweaty dudes while you are trying to throw a 1, 2.