One-Two Jabz Boxing celebrates its roots with Airpark studio
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By Drew Schott abz Boxing has returned to its Scottsdale Airpark roots on North Scottsdale Road. The boxing-inspired gym with workouts including kickboxing, plyometrics and cardio eventually became its flagship location for a company with 14 gyms nationwide — including 11 in Arizona. Yet for a time, Jabz’s first location, which opened in 2013, was closed. “I’m sure it was honestly pretty sad for people who had started their journey at Jabz at that first location to then drive by it having it be empty,” spokeswoman Erin Seaboyer says. The pandemic forced the gym to close last year, but Stacey Frank, owner of the Jabz location on Via Linda since January 2019, decided to relocate to the original Airpark site. “It’s where the foundation of Jabz started,” Frank says. “That’s the flagship store. That’s where the magic happened. "If it wasn’t for that first Jabz, we wouldn’t be here, so it’s kind of cool that I got to move into that location.” Frank closed the Via Linda location a few months ago and moved her equipment to Suite 23 at 13610 N. Scottsdale Road. After repainting the vacant location and moving her equipment,
Jabz Boxing in the Scottsdale Airpark chose to return to the site of its original location. (Photos special to the Scottsdale Airpark News)
the location was ready for business. On August 14, she held a grand opening at the Airpark gym with vendors, giveaways, a nutrition booth and a stretch lab. “It’s where the whole concept began and
what it is allowing us to continue to do what we do today,” Seaboyer says. “It’s pretty cool to be able to go back and reintroduce it to the original neighborhood and bring it back to life.”
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