Terri Moss hosts 16th annual Corporate Fight Night on November 14

Hall of Famer Terri Moss has been spearheading Buckhead Fight Club, Atlanta's premiere boxing gym, for more than a decade. Aside from hosting a plethora of professional shows over the years, it has also become home to Corporate Fight Night, where regular people get to lace up the gloves for a night of fighting.

FightNights.com recently caught up with Moss to talk about the upcoming Corporate Fight Night show on November 14.

Given this writer is based in Colorado, it seemed important to ask Moss if she still had a connection to the state. Hilariously, Wikipedia had the wrong birth city listed.

O'Hara: I found it really cool that you're also from Boulder. Do you still have a connection to the Colorado area?

Moss: Uh...from Denver.

O'Hara: Oh, Wikipedia says you're from Boulder.

Moss: That's so funny! A lot of my family still lives there. I haven't been back in a while now. My cousins, aunts, and uncles are still there.

Moss (9-9, 3 KOs) is known for giving back to her community. We asked her to explain the genesis behind Corporate Fight Night and to delve deeper into aspects of her childhood that inspired her to take this path.

Moss: I'm more into philanthropy for sure. I was a very underprivileged child in a lot of ways and more than just financially. I think it does have a lot to do with my drive for non-profit work. If I could, I would give all of my money away. There's nothing better than having a good cause and doing something positive for the community. I really enjoy that. It's nice to do something for people, whether it's through the gym or through the charity experience.

O'Hara: In regards to Corporate Fight Night, what's your favorite part of the entire event?

Moss: What I really love about Corporate Fight Night is seeing these guys that would normally never step in the ring and to see these guys develop, train, and overcome all of the fears and anxieties of being a real prizefighter. For me, it was always about the thrill, it was never about a desire to be famous. It was always about the thrill of the fight. I left my career to do boxing myself. I was in law enforcement for 14 years; I was a drug investigator, and a school resource officer. I intended to go to law school and

had a long 14-year career that I put to the side for the thrill. Working undercover was fun, but what I really like about Corporate Fight Night is those are the same guys that I used to be and I just went a little further, you know? It's such a great experience to see what they can do. Plus, it creates new boxing fans. Boxing needs new fans all the time. It's been one of the greatest experiences of my boxing career to do these Corporate Fight Night Shows.

O'Hara: As a Hall of Famer, if one of the participants decides to pursue a professional boxing career, what would be your advice to them?

Moss: I don't think I would [recommend it] unless I see a spark in their eye. If that was the case, we would get busy in the amateurs and get them to the pros. It's definitely an unusual experience, but you usually see this with females. You don't find a lot of male businessmen that are willing to sacrifice their careers to do boxing, but you might find a woman that wants to.

O'Hara: Yeah, giving up a six-figure income to get your teeth knocked out doesn't sound like a good trade.

Moss: It's funny you say that. At my very first Corporate Fight Night, one of my guys did get his tooth knocked out. It was the funniest thing ever. He had to go back to his office like that. We've had some super successful businessmen on the show and women of course. But I do find more women willing to go a little bit further [with boxing] than I do men.

Corporate Fight Night returns for its 16th show on Thursday at Buckhead Fight Club. The gym is located on 3293 Buford Highway NE Suite 500 in Atlanta. See Atlanta's elite business experts go toe-to-toe in a black tie, black eye extravaganza. More information is available at www.buckheadfightclub.com/