(FOX 2) - Kronk Gym is returning to Detroit with plans to carry on the boxing brand once known around the world.

While the gym will open by the end of the summer, some big Detroit names were at the announcement of its return on Wednesday.

Local perspective:

Ask John Lepak what it's like to see the return of Kronk Gym, and he compared it to the feeling before a heavyweight bout.

"It’s hard to explain the emotions. It’s almost like I would describe getting ready for a big fight. The ups and downs. I just want to get it over with at this point," he said.

Lepak grew up in the old Kronk Gym. He remembers what it felt like walking through the red door - the entrance into a boxing center that helped trained many of the greats like Thomas Hearns, Lennox Lewis, and Wladimir Klitschko.

"This

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