Giant Ideas Acquires Mayweather Boxing + Fitness and KickHouse

MW Fitness Holdings (Mayweather Boxing + Fitness) Acquires KickHouse Fitness

October 17, 2022

Healthcare Services

MW Fitness Holdings, LLC, parent of Mayweather Boxing + Fitness, has acquired KickHouse Fitness, combining KickHouse’s 26 franchise locations with Mayweather’s 65 locations under MW Fitness. The deal is intended to consolidate the two boutique fitness franchisors, expand franchise footprint across the U.S., and improve franchisee systems, marketing and operational support.

BoxUnion Acquires TITLE Boxing Club

January 7, 2021

Consumer Products

BoxUnion, a Santa Monica-based fitness boxing brand, has acquired TITLE Boxing Club, a franchise operator with about 166 clubs across the United States, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. The transaction was backed by the Kwanza Jones & José E. Feliciano SUPERCHARGED Initiative (KJSI) and other existing shareholders; leadership changes include Todd Wadler as CEO and Brooke Budke named president, franchise system, while TITLE’s ownership team remains equity holders.

Boom Cycle and KOBOX Merge to Form United Fitness Brands

April 1, 2021

Healthcare Services

London boutique fitness operators Boom Cycle and KOBOX have merged to form United Fitness Brands, a new holding company chaired by David Lloyd and backed by existing investors including Nectar Capital, Pembroke VCT, Andurand Capital and Prism Equity. The combined group will pursue immediate studio co-locations, rapid organic expansion and further M&A to scale the UK's leading boutique fitness platform; Joe Cohen and Robert and Hilary Rowland will take senior leadership roles in the new business.

B2Digital Acquires Club Fitness of Birmingham

May 20, 2021

Healthcare Services

B2Digital Incorporated (OTC: BTDG) has acquired all equity, assets and interests of Club Fitness, Inc., an Alabama corporation based in the Birmingham area. The facility will become the fifth One More Gym location in B2Digital's training network and will be renovated to add Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing and MMA instruction to integrate it with the B2 Fighting Series ecosystem.

Fitness International Acquires XSport Fitness' 35 Clubs

July 16, 2024

Healthcare Services

Fitness International, operator of the LA Fitness family of brands, has acquired XSport Fitness' 35 locations and assumed operations effective immediately. The deal expands Fitness International's presence in the Chicagoland, New York and Virginia markets and preserves existing XSport membership agreements while offering members access to LA Fitness locations.

Xponential Fitness Acquires Rumble Boxing

March 25, 2021

Restaurants & Hospitality

Xponential Fitness has acquired Rumble, a boutique boxing fitness concept founded in New York City, adding the brand to its curated portfolio of franchised boutique fitness studios. Xponential plans to franchise Rumble rapidly and leverage its franchising expertise and investor backing (including Snapdragon Capital Partners) to expand the brand domestically and internationally.