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- If you a serious about taking
up boxing, it is a good idea to find yourself a trainer. Professional
tuition can be expensive but even a one-off introductory session with a
trainer will give you a flavour of the sport. You can then decide if
you want to take things further.
- Boxing can be dangerous,
so it is important that you ensure your trainer has insurance and a
solid training background. Better still, try to find someone who is
certified by an established boxing organisation.
- Finding a trainer
is a job which should not be rushed. The ideal candidate will be able
to advise you on nutrition and lifestyle as well as techniques and
equipment. The relationship between boxer and trainer should be one of
mutual respect.
- Recommendations are
often the best way to find someone suitable. Remember to do your
research - check out other clients and find out his or her experiences
as well as references.
- Boxing gyms can point you
in the direction of a trainer. These are gyms dedicated to the sport,
and the exercise, fitness and practice required to excel. These
specialist gyms can also offer advice, and going to a gym regularly is
a great way to meet and train with boxing enthusiasts of all levels.
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BOXING CLUBS & GYMS IN ENGLAND
| Bristol |
Bristol
Boxing Gym, 40 Thomas Street, St Agnes,
Bristol, BS2 9LL, UK, Ph : 0117 9496699, Fax:
0117 9049373, Email: csanigar@aol.com
Bristol Boxing Gym welcomes males, females and children (Age 10+)
of all levels of fitness and ability. If you are interested in learning
the complete skills of boxing along with improving your fitness,
strength, stamina and tone, Bristol Boxing Gym is perfect for you!
Bristol Boxing Gym is fitted out with all the top equipment needed for
world champion boxers to train in. The main gym consists of a full size
boxing ring and 16 various punch bags. There is also a circuit training
room consisting of light weights as well as various training stations
designed to give an all over body workout. All boxing equipment is on
sale at the gym including gloves, skipping ropes, head guards, Hand
Wraps etc.
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| Bristol |
Downend Police
& Community Amateur Boxing Club Hayward Business Park,
North View, Staple Hill, Bristol BS16 4NY ph:07723341013
Email: cltjef@blueyonder.co.uk
Competitive amateur boxing club |
| Bristol |
Downend Youth Boxing Foundation,
The Boxing Gym, Moravian Road Business Park, Moravian Rd., Kingswood,
Bristol, England |
| Bristol |
Team Munro Semi Pro Boxing
Yate, Bristol Ph:07921388817 |
| Cambridgeshire |
KC's Gym,
The Old Lincoln Road Boys School, York Road, Peterborough,
Cambridgeshire, England |
| Cambridgeshire |
Pauly's
Gym, Upper Floor, 327 Lincoln Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire,
England PE1 2PF |
| Cheshire |
ACE ABC,
The basement, Hallam Business Centre, Hallam Street, Heavily,
Stockport, Cheshire, England, SK2 6PT, Ph: 07888 75 3330(John) or
07949466798 (Dave), Email: info@ace-abc.com |
| Cheshire |
Bredbury Stockport Boxing Club, Email: john.houghton10@ntlworld.com |
| Cheshire |
Bridgefoot
ABC, 24 Amelia Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, Ph: 0370 676 0444 |
| Cheshire |
Chester
ABC, 38 Hooton Road, Ellesmere Port, South Wirral, Cheshire, CH65 7DP,
England |
| Cheshire |
Col
Rotunda ABC, The Viscount, Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire,
England, Ph: 0151 207 1690 |
| Cheshire |
Crewe
& Altsager ABC, 5 West Grove, Crewe, Cheshire, England |
| Cheshire |
Crewe
ABC, 26 Jesmond Cresent, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 7NJ, England, Ph: 0127
065 0770 |
| Cheshire |
Golden
Star ABC, 2 Wells Close, Great Sutton, Cheshire, L66 28Z, England, Ph:
0151 339 4214 |
Cheshire
|
Heavy Hitters
Chester, ph: 01244342012 |
| Cheshire |
Phoenix
Olympic Boxing Club, William Beamont
Specialist Sports College, Long Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 8PX,
England, Ph: 7787531346, Email: phoenixabc@lycos.co.uk |
| Cheshire |
Punch Perfect Gym, Old Market Tavern,
Church Rd., Altrincham, Cheshire, England. Ph: 0161
924 0137 |
| Cheshire |
Runcorn
ABC, 50 Lockgate East, Windmill Hill, Runcorn, Cheshire, England, Ph:
01928 718 101 or 01928 564 189 |
| Cheshire |
Vauxhalls
ABC, 47 Falcon Road, Gt Sutton, Cheshire, England, Ph: 0151 604 0652 |
| Cheshire |
Warrington
ABC, 47 Broadbent Avenue, Warrington, Cheshire, England, Ph: 01925 575
644 |
| Cheshire |
Warrington
ABC, 88 Chiltern Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, Ph: 01925 635 436 |
| Cheshire |
Wigan
ABC, 1 Churchfields, Croft, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 7JR, England, Ph:
01925 765 167 |
| Cheshire |
Winsford
ABC, 62 Nixon Drive, Winsford, Cheshire, England, Ph: 01606 551 556 |
| Cheshire |
Widnes
ABC, 29 Drummond Court, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 3LX, England, Ph: 0151
420 6816 |
| Co. Durham |
South
Durham ABC, Fishburn, Co. Durham, UK, Ph: 01429880098 or 07960564005
(Mobile) |
| County Durham |
Spennymoor
Boxing Academy, 21 Deneside, Spennymoor,
County Durham, DL16 6RB, United Kingdom, Ph: +44 (0) 1388 813213, +44
(0) 79 68 20 50 43 (Cell), Email: robert@top-boxer.com |
| Derbyshire |
New Mills
Boxing Gym & Martial Arts Centre, Unit 5, Redmoor Mill, New Mills,
High Peak, Derbyshire, SK22 3JS ph: 01663 749494 01663 749494 Fax
email: davejsnell@tiscali.co.uk
Well equipt boxing gym & martial arts facility, with enthusiastic
trainers & staff |
| Devon |
Apollo Boxing And Sports Club, Barton
Downs, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 8DZ, England |
Dorset
|
Harts
Boxing Gym, 3 Hannington Place, Pokesdown, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7
6JU ph: 07802236760
Harts Boxing Gym. Great training facilities.Monday-Friday 4pm-7pm &
Sunday 12pm-2pm. Located near Pokesdown train station. |
| Dorset |
R.S.
Academy Boxing Bournemouth 678 Old Christchurch Rd.,
Bournemouth Dorset, UK Email: raymondbishop@rocketmail.com |
| East
Yorkshire |
City of Hull Amateur Boxing
Club Humberside Police Youth & Community Club, Elm
Avenue, Garden Village, Hull HU6 8LS ph: 01482 708104
Mob: 07725462865 Email: cityofhullabc@live.co.uk
Hull's up and coming amateur boxing gym. Launched in December 2008 the
club brags large training facilities and expert qualified coaches that
maximize the boxers potential. Training times - Monday, Wednesday &
Friday 6pm - 9pm |
| East
Yorkshire |
Hull Boys' Club Roper
Street, Hull HU1 2PZ Ph: 01482 213622 Email: info@hullboysclub.org.uk Hull
Boys' Club is a boxing, rugby, football, kickboxing and weight training
club. We've been around for over 100 years offering a safe and
welcoming environment to the boys
and young men of Hull. Visited by royalty on 4 occasions! |
| East Yorkshire |
Hull Fish Trades Amateur Boxing Club, 42 Heron
Street, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU3 3PF, England, Ph: +44(0)1482 228325
or +44(0)7779024026 (mobile), Email: fishtrades@aol.co.uk
Newly refurbished gym including cardio+weights room a reborn club in
the north of England looking to expand and travel the world for club
competitions
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| Essex |
Alma ABC, The Neighbourhood Centre, Gubbins
Lane, Harold Wood, Essex, UK, Ph: 01245-421768 |
| Essex |
Harlow
ABC, Momples Road, Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom |
| Essex |
The Locker Room Boxing Gym
Southend Central Railway Station, Clifftown Road, Southend On Sea,
Essex SS11AB ph: 01702 338402 Email:
info@thelockerroom.biz Directed by Irish International Boxing
Champion James Chisholm, from young athletes to accomplished
professional fighters train in an underground New York themed Boxing
and Martial Arts arena. The best training money can buy! |
| Hampshire |
Golden
Ring ABC, 5 waterloo Rd., Freemantle, Southampton, Hampshire, England,
Ph: 023.8023.0699 |
| Hampshire |
Portsmouth
University ABC, University of Portsmouth Students Union, Cambridge
Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2EF, England, Ph: 07952 707468 |
| Hertfordshire |
Finchley
and District Boxing Club, Anchor Hall, Bulwer
Road, New Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN5 5EX, England, Ph: 020 8449 6321,
Email: enquiry@finchleyboxing.co.uk |
| Hertfordshire |
BoxSmart
- Boxing Classes &
Personal Fitness Training Salisbury Road, Hoddesdon, Herts
EN11 0HY Ph: 0208 144 4634 Email info@boxing-classes.net |
| Hertfordshire |
Watford Irish ABC
Sun Postal Sports Ground, Bellmountwood Ave.,Watford Herts WD35Jl ph:
07736769850/01923283529 |
| Hertfordshire |
Wayne
Armstrong 2/3 Station Approach, Hitchin, Herts SG49UW Ph: 01462
457296 Mob: 07919 186529 Email: wayne_armstrong@btconnect.com
Open 9-9 week days 9-2 weekends. Pro`s welcome during the day. Amateur
Boxing, Thai Boxing, Many classes through-out the week 1-2-1 available.
(located Hitchin Train Station ) |
| Kent |
Aylesham
Boxing Club, Burgess Road, Aylesham, Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Kent |
FIGHTING
FIT GYM (Boxing & Kickboxing), Unit A8 (1st Floor), Maidstone
Industrial Centre, St. Peter Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0ST,
England, Ph: 01622-688556 |
| Kent |
Hirep
Gym, 69 Wearbay Crescent, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6BA, UK, Ph: 01303
245119, Email: info@bodybuilding.fsbusiness.co.uk |
| Kent |
Snodland
ABC, Snodland, Kent, England, Ph: 01634
865779, Email: ann.colebourne@btinternet.com |
| Lancashire |
Bullough's
ABC, Newtown, Wigan, Lancashire, England, Ph: 01942 323111 |
| Lancashire |
Burscough
ABC, 22 Manor Drive, Burscough, Lancashire, England, Ph: 01704 893 828 |
| Lancashire |
Huyton
ABC, 25 The Avenue, Huyton, Lancashire, L36 7SD, England, Ph: 0151 292
4749 |
| Lancashire |
Kirkby
ABC, 20 Swan Delph, Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 5QG, England,
Ph: 0169 542 3143 |
| Lancashire |
Larches
and Savick Amateur Boxing Club (ABC), Preston, Lancashire, United
Kingdom, Ph: 07739134114, Email: larchesandsavickabc@blueyonder.co.uk |
| Lancashire |
Ringside
Gym, Albert Street, Newtown, Wigan,
Lancashire, WN5 OTR, United Kindgdom, Ph: 01942 323111 |
| Lancashire |
Skem ABC,
Comp Sec John Hallam, 85 Eskbank, Tanhouse, Skelmersdale, Lancashire,
England, Ph: 01695 733102, Mob: 07811 883034 Email:
jh@skemabc.org.uk |
Leicestershire
|
New Parks Community Boxing Gym
Unit 17, Wanstead Industrial Estate, Wanstead Road, Leicester LE3 1TR
ph: 07505520833 Email: serina.leeanne30@ntlworld.com |
| London |
All Stars Boxing Gym, 576
Harrow Road, London , W10 4NJ Ph: 020 8960 7724 email: info@allstars-gym.co.uk |
| London |
Balance
Physio Gym, 113 Gauden Road, Clapham, London Ph: 07960152486 email: dcricketts@yahoo.co.uk
Boxing Classes for adults at Balance Physio Gym in Clapham Common. |
| London |
Bath House Cheshire St, Bethnel
Green, London E2 8EG ph: 00442077393595 |
| London |
Boxing London 20 Hazelville
Road, London N19 3LP Ph : 07956293768 email: info@boxinglondon.co.uk |
| London |
Boxing What
Else!, 70 Rosenau Road, London SW11 4QU Ph: 07534594897 email: uboxwarrior@yahoo.co.uk
Boxing trainer, motivator, agent for unattached boxers wanting to
box on unliecenced events. |
| London |
Brunel
University ABC, Borough Road, Osterley,
Middlesex, London, England, Ph: 0208 908 6545, Email: fijisport@hotmail.com |
| London |
Cityboxer, 70
Ewer Street, Southwark, London, England, SE1 0NR, Ph: 0207 620 1666,
Email: info@cityboxer.com |
| London |
www.crayvalleyamateurboxingclub.co.uk, Amateur boxing in south
east London |
| London |
Edmonton Eagles Amateur
Boxing Club Heart
of Edmonton Centre, Montagu Recreation Ground, Montagu Rd (Opposite
Texaco Petrol Station)
Edmonton, London, England. N9 0EU Ph: 020 8807 2228 020
8807 8884 Fax 07595 946374 Mobile email: info@edmontoneaglesabc.com
Edmonton Eagles Amateur Boxing Club offers something for a wide range
of people: male and female, experienced boxers and beginners.
If you just want to get or stay fit - boxing exercise is the right
thing for you. If you would like to learn how to box, because you are
interested in the sport or like to enhance your self-defence skills,
come along and learn from one of our qualified A.B.A coaches. The
membership is free and you only need to pay for the individual
sessions. The club also offers one to one personal training, that can
also include boxing, discipline, motivation and healthy lifestyles.We
provide the gloves and pads, all you need to bring is some comfortable
clothing and footwear, a bottle of water and if required, hand wraps
which can be purchased at the club. There is always a qualified first
aider present for each of the training sessions. The club is affiliated
to the Amateur Boxing Association and is bound by its rules and
regulations. |
| London |
Endurance Gym Vale Farm Sports Centre,
Watford Road, Sudbury Town, London, middx, West London HA3 Ph: 0208
9086545 Mob: 0790 534 3418 Email: endurancegym@hotmail.com Home
of endurance athletes. We specialize in amateur boxing training. Sports
science is our specialty. Just enter in our forum and discuss boxing. |
| London |
Energie
Fitness Clubs, The piper building, Carnwath Road, London SW6 3EF &
70 Rosenau Road, London SW11 4QU ph: 07870256189 email:uboxwarrior@yahoo.com A well
equipped gym with sauna, steam room Boxing trainer Peter Simon with
over 40yrs experience Specialist in eye, hand, and feet co-ordination.
A master pads work technician. |
| London |
Gleason's
Boxing Gym, 165 Tower Bridge Road, London,
SE1 3LW, England, Ph: 0207 403 6114, Email. info@gleasonsboxinggym.co.uk
Sister gym of world famous Gleasons New York
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| London |
The Gym 30 The
Piazza, Covent Garden WC2E 8BE Ph:07940 79 88 01 Email: info@theboxingclinic.com
Central London's busiest Boxing Club.The Boxing Clinic was formed to
help people make the first step into the Noble Art of Boxing. |
| London |
Islington
Boxing Club, 20 Hazellville Rd., London, N19
3LP, England, Ph: 07956 293768, Email: enzo@boxinglondon.co.uk |
| London |
Kia Boxing, Tooting
Leisure Centre (Sports Hall), Garrett Lane, Grave Place, London,
SW17 0NE, England, Ph/Fax: 0790 44 67 532, Email: seldefenc@yahoo.co.uk |
| London |
Kronk Gym
(UK), 25-27 Talacre Road, Kentish Town, London, NW5 3PH, England |
| London |
Lion ABC,
140 Pitfield Street, London, N16, England |
| London |
Legends Boxing &
Fitness Arch 4 Kew Bridge Arches, Kew Bridge, Richmond Upon
Thames, London, TW9 3AW Ph: 07922865064 Email: legends.boxing@yahoo.com
Legends Boxing & Fitness is a fantastic new gym in the arches under
Kew Bridge. Legends covers Boxercise, Ametuer boxing, General public
fitness workouts and parent & child sessions too. Its a great way
to tone up for summer and the atmosphere at legends is friendly and
motivated. Could you be a Legend too! |
| London |
Left Hook 20 Hazellville
Road, London N19 3LP Ph: 07956 293 768 Email : info@lefthook.co.uk
Lefthook is London s best kept secret. For over 14 years, this
authentic, spit-and-sawdust, real boxing gym has been teaching,
training and showcasing amateur and professional boxers. Our clubs
regularly feature in the press and have been voted in the top 50 gyms
by Timeout for 2008. Managed by boxers, our London clubs are like no
other. We provide Boxing for All for those who want to compete, for
those who want to take on a new challenge, for those who want to learn
the art and techniques of boxing and for those searching for an extreme
workout. |
| London |
Left
Hook 2 1 Martha Street, London E1 2PX Ph: 07956293768 email: info@lefthook.co.uk
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| London |
McKenzie Boxercise, 10 Half
MoonLane, London, SE24 9HU, England, Ph: 02077372338, Email: angel@mckenzieboxercise.com |
| London |
Miguel's Boxing Gym Railway
Arches, 261-262 Hardess St, (Off Herne Hill Road), London SE24 0HN Ph:
020 7733 1933/ 07931 231 291
Miguel's Boxing Gym and Miguel's ABC - founded in 1999 by ex-champ
brothers - is in the heart of the vibrant multi-cultural inner city
area of Brixton, south London. |
| London |
Rooney's Boxing Gym, 895/896
Arch, Holyrood St., London SE1 2EL Ph: 020 7403 6113/020 7403 6114
email: info@rooneysgym.com
Facilities include: 2 x full size boxing rings, 12 x assorted heavy
bags, 2 x Speed and Reflex bags, 3 x Cycling Machines, 1 x rowing
machine, 3 x running machines, 1 x stepping machine, 1 x bench press, 1
x seated leg press, 1 x lat pull, Full free weights suite, FEMALE
FRIENDLY - also female only classes available Male and Female
changing rooms complete with showers. Professional and friendly
training team. Regular training classes or one-2-one training available
Over 50% of current members are professional boxers, however the
facilities are available for all, from novice, including those who want
to train for fun, through to championship contender professionals. |
| London |
St Georges
ABC, 75 Chrisp St, London E14 6LP Ph: 0207 987 2270 Email: macollings3@yahoo.co.uk
One of the oldest boxing clubs in London St Georges has been training
champions for over 50 years. Now housed in the Poplar Boys Club in the
East end of London, St Georges continues to nurture top amateur boxers
of all ages as well as encouraging novices and beginners to improve,
keep fit and get the most out of their time in the gym. Training for
boxers (male/female) from 10 years upwards each week on Mon, Weds and
Friday 4.30p.m - 7p.m. |
| London |
Third
Space Gym, 13 Sherwood Street, London, W1F 7BR, England |
| London |
TKO
Boxing Gym, 1 Dellow Street, London, E1 OBP, England, Ph: 020 7265 9955 |
| London |
Ultrachem
TKO Boxing Gym, Gillian House, Stephenson Street, Canning Town,
London E16 4SA Ph: 020 7474 3199 email: johnny@ultrachemtkogym.co.uk
The Ultrachem TKO Boxing Gym in Canning Town is without doubt London's
premier professional boxing gym.
Owned by World renowned trainer Johnny Eames, Ultrachem TKO is the home
gym for some of the UK's top professional boxers including Kevin
Mitchell, Tony Oakey, Ian 'Dappa' Napa, Matthew Marsh, etc. to name
just a few. Whilst Ultrachem TKO Boxing is primarily a professional
boxers gym Johnny Eames and his expert team of coaches are also
available for Amateur boxers as well as anyone who is seeking to either
learn the pugilistic arts or just to get fit. Ultrachem TKO Boxing Gym
is also the UK home gym for female professional boxer Marianne 'Golden
Girl' Marston. Marianne not only trains at Ultrachem TKO Boxing Gym but
also coaches there as well as basing some of her highly successful
Golden Girl Women's Boxing and Boxing Fitness Classes -www.womensboxingclasses.com.
Ultrachem TKO Boxing Gym is female friendly and has
separate changing and shower facilities for both Male & Female. |
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| Manchester |
Fighting
Fit Boxing Club, Tollbar House, 1 Manchester Road, Droylsden,
Manchester, M43 6EP, England, Ph: (+44) 161 301 3799, Email: fightclub@btconnect.com |
| Manchester |
Mr
Smart's ABC, 6 Loxton Crescent, Wigan, Manchester, England, Ph: 01942
742 343 |
| Manchester |
Northside
ABC, 215 North Road, Clayton, Manchester, Ph: 0161231 4121, Email CLUB@Northsideabc.8k.com |
| Merseyside |
Avalon
ABC, 46 Belle Vue, Seacombe, Wirral, Merseyside, England, Ph: 0151 637
2327, 0790 963 4630 (Mobile) |
| Merseyside |
Campion
Transport ABC, 9 Ackers Road, Eoodchurch, Wirral, Merseyside, England,
Ph: 0151 677 3893 |
| Merseyside |
Croxteth
ABC, 20 Mollington Avenue, Norris Green, Liverpool, Merseyside,
England, Ph: 0151 287 8047, 07961 834 070 (Mobile) |
| Merseyside |
Everton
Red Triangle ABC, 61 Broad Square, Liverpool, L1 1, Merseyside,
England, Ph: 0151 270 1707 |
| Merseyside |
Gemini
ABC, 67 Kingthorne Road, Hunts Cross, Merseyside, L25 0PJ, England, Ph:
0151 486 2323 |
| Merseyside |
Golden
Gloves ABC, 30 Barnhey House, Meols, Merseyside, England, Ph: 0151 632
4470 |
| Merseyside |
Golden
Gloves ABC, Shorefields CC School, Dingle Lane, Toxteth, Liverpool,
Merseyside, England,
Ph: 151-207-4981, Fax: 151-207-1044 |
| Merseyside |
Goodison
ABC, 101 Goodison Road, Everton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L4, England |
| Merseyside |
Halewood
Youth Club ABC, Halewood YC, Litchfield Road, Halewood, Liverpool,
Merseyside, L25, England, Ph: 0192 854 7932 |
| Merseyside |
Higherside
ABC, 14 Stewart Court, Whiston, Merseyside, England, Ph: 0151 493 1585 |
| Merseyside |
Kirkdale
ABC, 22 Easby Walk, Liverpool, Merseyside, L4 1UX, England, Ph: 0151
933 8061 |
| Merseyside |
Knowsley
Vale ABC, 3 Thistley Hey Road, Kirkby, Merseyside, England, Ph: 0151
546 7864 |
| Merseyside |
Litherland
ABC, 121 Bridge Road, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 2DB,
England, Ph: 0151 920 3101 |
| Merseyside |
Long Lane
ABC, 52 Eastbourne Avenue, Aintree, Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
| Merseyside |
Lowe
House ABC, 29 Grafton Street, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 4HQ, England |
| Merseyside |
Marsh
Lane ABC, 291 Marsh Lane, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 5SG, England, Ph:
0151 284 7245 |
| Merseyside |
Mersey
ABC, 145 Rodney Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 2RN, England, Ph:
0151 647 9723 |
| Merseyside |
North
Mersey ABC, 52 Rawson Road, Seaforth, Merseyside, L21 1BY, England, Ph:
0151 474 8957 |
| Merseyside |
Salisbury
ABC, 33 Claremont Road, Seaforth, Merseyside, England, Ph: 0151 474 5498 |
| Merseyside |
Sefton ABC,
1A Harrops Croft, Netherton, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 OQS, England, Ph:
0151-931-4689, Email: bryn@sefton-abc.fsnet.co.uk |
| Merseyside |
Southport
YMCA ABC, 59 Segars Lane, Southport, Merseyside, England, Ph: 01704 570
231 |
| Merseyside |
St Helens
Town ABC, 6 McCulloch Street, St Helens, Merseyside, England, Ph: 01744
753 289 |
| Merseyside |
St
Teresas ABC, 20 Homestall Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L11 2TX,
England, Ph: 0151 284 77053 |
| Merseyside |
St
Tersese's ABC, The Strand, Norris Green, Liverpool 11, Merseyside,
England, Email: Juliedjskm5@aol.com |
| Merseyside |
Stockbridge
ABC, 132 Roundhey, Stockbridge Village, Merseyside, L28 1RF, England,
Ph: 0151 230 0447 |
| Merseyside |
Tower
Hill ABC, 5 Hamner Road, West Vale, Kirkby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L32
0RP, England, Ph: 0151 548 1126 |
| Merseyside |
Tuebrook
ABC, 28 Silverdale Avenue, Liverpool, L3, Merseyside, England, Ph: 0151
220 2358 |
| Merseyside |
Vauxhalls
ABC, 48a Ford Road, Upton, Wirral, Merseyside, England |
| Merseyside |
Wallasey
ABC, 25c Berry Lands, Moreton, Wirral, Merseyside, L46 7TU, England,
Ph: 0151 677 7370 |
| Merseyside |
West
Derby ABC, 14 Bremner Close, Liverpool, Merseyside, L14, England, Ph:
0151 280 2728 |
| Merseyside |
West
Wirral ABC, 174 Bidston Avenue, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 0DU,
England |
| Merseyside |
West
Wirral ABC, 21 Wastdale Drive, Moreton, Merseyside, England, Ph: 0151
605 0979 |
| Merseyside |
West
Wirral ABC, 29 Wilmere Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH42 0JB, England |
| Merseyside |
Willaston
ABC, 26 Sandy Lane, Wallasey Village, Wallasey, Merseyside, England,
Ph: 0151 639 2171 |
| Merseyside |
Willaston
ABC, 9 Churton Road, Oxton, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, Ph: 0151
652 9803 |
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Boxing4Fitness
Ickenham Village Hall, 33 Swakeleys Road, Ickenham UB10 8DG Contact
Marc on 07812 076 099
Boxing4Fitness is a successful weekly boxing training session focused
on both boxing and fitness. Designed for all fitness levels who want to
learn the techniques of boxing and get an ultimate workout without the
knocks! Both men and women are welcome so come join the fight to get
fit! All equipment is provided! boxing4fitness@hotmail.co.uk (Personal
Training available upon request) |
| Norfolk |
Bolddog White Collar
Boxing Club 25 Whiffler Road, Norwich, Norfolk IP20 0LS Ph:
07766 567007 Email: boxing@bolddog.com
White Collar Boxing Club based in Norwich, Norfolk.Train just for
fitness or to spar or even compete. General fitness and personal
training also available. |
Northamptonshire
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Daventry
District Boxing, Weedon Conservative Club, upper rooms new street
weedon, northampton NN119AQ Ph: 07725033394 Email:
swain.dog@hotmail.co.uk
Fully fitted boxing gym aba registered, children
must be over 10 years to be in the gym, TUESDAY 7pm till 830, THURSDAY
7pm till 830pm, £2.00 per person. Gym has 7 punch bags. ceiling
to floor ball. mazie bag . wall uppercut & hook pad. 14ft ring.
plus 10 med balls. skipping ropes.bag gloves & sparing gloves
supplied. |
| Northamptonshire |
Geddington
ABC Geddington Youth Club, Graftan Road Geddington,Northants,
Geddington Ph: 01536391639 Email: leeoliver68@yahoo.co.uk
Training nights, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday morning. All
welcome. |
| Northumberland |
Empire School of Boxing
St. Cuthbert's Hall, Cowpen Road, Blyth, Northumberland NE24 5JN Ph:
01670 366523 email: info@empire-boxing.com |
| Oxfordshire |
Berinsfeld
ABC, 9 Colwell Road, Berinsfield, Oxfordshire, OX10 7NS, Ph: 01865
341348 or 07860 156 950 |
| Somerset |
MYCON ABC, 76 Silver Street, Nailsea, Somerset, BS48 2DS, United
Kingdom, Ph:
01275 852889, Fax: 01275 856723, Email. myconyc@aol.com
The club is run by Andy O'Kane and his team of top coaches.
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| South Gloucestershire |
Spaniorum
Farm Gym, Compton Greenfield, Bristol, BS35
5RX, South Gloucestershire, England, Ph: 01454 632 448, Email: texwoodward@aol.com |
| South Yorkshire |
Handsworth
ABC, Hall Road, Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, Ph:
07850 471 976 |
| South Yorkshire |
Handsworth
Police Amateur Boxing Club, 42 Lismore Road, Meersbrook, Sheffield,
South Yorkshire, S8 9JD, Ph: 0114 281 80 27, Email: ronnytucker@blueyonder.co.uk |
| South Yorkshire |
Joyce
School Of Amateur Boxing, The Gym, Wingate Hill, Conisbrough,
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 3EH, England, Ph: 01709 868838, Fax:
01709 868838, Email: Joycebox@mjoyce76.fsnet.co.uk |
| South Yorkshire |
Koncrete
Canvas Gym, Castle Court, St.Johns Rd., Sheffield, South Yorkshire,
S25JX, England, Ph: 01142750303/07799456400 |
| South Yorkshire |
Sheffield
Boxing Centre, 70 Oldfield Rd., Stannington, Sheffield, England, Ph:
01142321332, Gym 01142331687 |
| South Yorkshire |
Sheffield
Boxing Centre, 73 Burton Street (Old School), Hillsborough, Sheffield,
6S, England |
| South Yorkshire |
Sheffield
boxing centre, Hatfield House Lane (above Swift-fit tyers), Sheffield
5, South Yorkshire, England, UK, Ph: 0114 240144 |
| South Yorkshire |
SteelCity
Boxing Club, 40 Kilvington Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S13 8AF,
England, Ph: 0114 2655778/07786875576 |
| Staffordshire |
Tamworth Boxing Academy
Unit 39, Sandy Way, Amington Industrial Estate, Tamworth, Staffordshire
B77 4DS Ph: 01827 314111 Mob: 07973 766 467 Email : alan@tamworthboxing.com 1 of
not many Gym's in staffordshire to have professional career boxers like
Don Broadhurst who is currently holding a title. this gym also has an
excellent atmosphere an also you can gain an education through this
tamworth boxing academy which is part of the Tamworth an lichfield
college circuit |
| Tyne & Wear |
Bilton
Hall Boxing Club, Taunton Avenue, Low Simonside, Jarrow, Tyne &
Wear, NE32 4XD, England, Ph: 0191 4223816, Fax: 0191 4223816, Email: mjld@blueyonder.co.uk |
| Tyne & Wear |
Fit Club, First Floor, 10 High
Bridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 1EN, UK, Ph:
0191 2617050, 07970851648 (cell), Fax: 0191 2617060, Email: info@fitclub.co.uk |
| Warwickshire |
Warwick
Racing ABC (the Famous Turpins Gym), Hampton Road, Warwick,
Warwickshire, UK, Ph: 07932 745275 |
| Wiltshire |
Contender Gym & Fitness
Studio 35 Church Street, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 8DN Ph:
01225 761166 Email: contendergym@live.co.uk
Professional Boxing Gym based in the heart of the west country,
Wiltshire England |
| West Sussex |
Chichester
Boxing Club, 34A Little London, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1PL,
England, Ph : 01243 782462 |
| West Sussex |
Crawley
ABC, Crawley, West Sussex, UK, Ph: 07782375870 Email: k.g.b@blueyonder.co.uk |
| West Yorkshire |
Cleckheaton
Academy Police Boxing Club, South Parade, Cleckheaton, BD19, UK, Ph:
07979 030406 or 01274 873030, Email: y.maclean@sky.com |
| West Yorkshire |
Crawford
Ashley's Boxing Club, 15 Union Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13
1BG, England, Ph: 01924 456868, Email: gym@crawfordashley.co.uk |
| West Yorkshire |
Dean
Whites Gym, 102, Bradford Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England, Ph:
01924 438945 |
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Horsham
Amatuer Boxing Club
Horsham Park, Horsham
info@britweb-online.co.uk
www.finchleyboxing.co.uk
Aycliffe Amateur Boxing
Club
York
Boxing Club
Unit 2A 14 Redeness Street
Layerthorpe, York YO26 4SD
07734228473
The gym is open Mon, Wed, Thurs, 5.30pm
to 8.30pm Fri 7pm to 9pm Sat 1pm to 3pm.
There are 5 ABAE coaches. Boxers available
for shows in England
Hetton
Town Boxing Club
5 Louvain Terrace
Hetton Le Hole
Tyne and Wear DH5 9PP
0191 5267903
0191 5267903 Fax
0793123 0013
Mon Wed Thurs 7.00pm until 9.pm
Boxingmaster
Amateur Boxing Club
Gurnell Leisure Centre
Ruislip Rd, London
Times
Amateur Boxing Club
York Way Community Centre
Tiber Gardens
Islington, London N1
020 7278 5895
Cambridge
Boxing Club
The
Real Fight Club
Various locations across London, UK & Europe
The Pioneers of White Collar Boxing, 4000
members, 50 injury-free events & galas, over
GBP 850,000 raised for childrens & illness
charities. Zero to Hero training for a santioned
& safety conscious botu with a likeminded
oppionent (if you choose to participate)
Don't accept cheap & dangerous immitations.
http://www.boxingmatch.co.uk
Salisbury
ABC (Liverpool)
Golden
Ring
Champions
Fitness Gymnasium
Forest Oaks, Cinderford ABC
Station Street
Cinderford, Gloucestershire
A place to learn Olympic style Boxing,
coached by experts in their field.
Ashton Albion A.B.C.
Albion Warehouse (rear entrance)
Penny Meadow Ashton U Lyne
Lancs OL6 6JH
0161 339 2675
0776 953 6820
Total Performance
Boldon ABC
New Road
Boldon Colliery
Tyne and Wear
0191 5366323
gordon.french101@blueyonder.co.uk
Training Mon and Thurs 6pm-8pm
Derby
Powerpeople
Handford Street
Derby
Kettering ABC
140 Regent st.
Kettering
Northants
07870904159
01536523096
Open 6 days from beginner to pro,
the best coach in Northants full stop
Pauly's
Gym
Upper Floor
327 Lincoln Road
Peterborough
01733 311266
East Anglia's premier Boxing Club. Professional
Boxing Trainer, Manager, Promoter. Thai Boxing.
Boxing for Fitness
Brunel
University Amateur Boxing Club,
Borough Road
Osterley.
Middlesex, London
0208 908 6545
fijisport@hotmail.com
Don
Valley Sports Academy
73 Darnall Road Don Valley
Sheffield
S9 5AH
Fight Club
Toll Bar House, 1 Manchester Road
Droylsden, Manchester M43 6EP
+44 161 301 3799
fightclub@btconnect.com
Boxing Gym, Full gym facilites from the
Amatuer to to Pro, all welcome.
St Albans Boxing Gym
Toulmin Drive
St Albans
01727 835818
Very well equipped gym near town centre.
Open for pros during the day by appointment only.
Amateur club Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday evenings from 6.45pm.
St Thomas Boys Girls Club
Newman Road
Sheffield
(0114)2617341
Warrington a.b.c
25 Grange Ave
Latchford
Warrington
Cheshire
WA4 2RE
Open 3 nights a week 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Mon, Weds, Friday
Leigh Amateur Boxing Club
Firs Center
Scott Street
Leigh, Lancashire WN7 5AL
01942602701
leighabc2001@yahoo.co.uk
Leigh Amateur Boxing Club is affilliated to
the Amateur Boxing Association of England.
The club is registered in the East Lancs Division
of the North West Counties. All the Coaches are
fully ABA qualified and CRB checked. Leigh ABC
has a squad of Active ABA boxers who train along-
side those who simply wish to keep fit. All classes
are open to men, women, girls and boys 8 years plus.
Training Times:
Monday 5.30pm-7.30pm
Wednesday 5.00pm-7.00pm
Friday 5.30pm-7.30pm
Sunday 10.00am-11.30am
Seniors 2.50 per session
Juniors (8-16yrs) 1.50 per session
Private Sessions are available by appointment
F.I.T. Club ABC
First Floor
10 High Bridge St.
Newcastle Upon Tyne
0191 2617050
0191 2617060 Fax
fit.club@btinternet.com
North Mersey Academy
Star of the Sea Hall
Elm Road
Seaforth , Lverpool l21 1bl
01519490994
northmersyabc@btinternet.com
Fully equiped boxing gym.
All coaches aba qualified, boxing board of control
qualified coaches.[private lessons to requirement,]
Friendly enviroment.
Stourbridge ABC Fitness Factory
Bradley Road
Stourbridge DY8 1UN
Westmidlands
01384 44642
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BIRMINGHAM:
Executive
Boxer
Adderley St.
Digbeth, Birmingham B9 4ED
info@executiveboxer.com
Executive Boxer are the pioneers of white collar boxing
in the Midlands, we offer one to one training at our "real"
boxing gym close to Birmingham city centre. For the more
adventurous why not enter one of our Vegas style fight nights?
Fighting
Fit City Gym
31 Lionel Street
Birmingham B3 1AP
0121 212 9461
Birminghams premiere White Collar Boxing Gym. Located
under the BT tower in the heart of Birminghams city center.
The gym features 20 punch bags, a full free weights area,
complimentary conditioning equipment and over 20 classes
per week.
Small Heath ABC
50 Adderley Street
Unit 2
Digbeth B9 4ED
Birmingham, UK
07805592938
info@smallheathboxingclub.co.uk
One of Britain's best establsihed and successful gyms;
we have top class facilities and you can come along to
learn to compete or take advantage of personal 1-2-1 training
sessions with fully qualified personal trainers offering reasonable
rates. Contact Paddy Benson on 07805592938
MANCHESTER:
Arnies Gym
Morton Mill, Morton Street, Failsworth
Manchester M35 0BN
07951246860
arniesgym@hotmail.com
Fight Club Manchester
Toll Bar House, 1 Manchester Road
Droylsden, Manchester M43 6EP
+44 161 301 3799
fightclub@btconnect.com
Boxing gym and training, events
Fit Box
Littleborough
James Hill Street, Littleborough
Manchester OL15 8AE
01706377725
07106377702 Fax
darren@a-dsports.co.uk
Located in the heart of Littleborough, UK since 1995
providing some of best boxing going.
Tameside Elite Boxing
Academy C/O Steve Brady
West Hills School
6 Hollins Lane
Gamesley Glossop Derbyshire
Manchester SK130EL
07790655496
07960657548
01457 868079 Fax
Tommy Woods Boxing Academy
1st Floor Pheonix House
Tame Street Stalybridge
Manchester, SK15 1SY
07789145204
stanleypunto1@aol.com
aba affiliated boxing gym and fitness gym in
Stalybridge Tameside. Run and owned by
Tommy Wood, ex-sparring partner to Muhamed Ali
NEW CASTLE:
Elite Fitness
4 Wyndrow Place
Montagu Estate
Newcastle, NE34QQ
England
0044 1912413767
billfawcett@mail.com
Fit
Club ABC
10 High Bridge Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne & Wear NE1 1EN
01912617050
info@fitclub.co.uk
Fit Club offers an all in one solution to amateur boxers.
Fast intensive training, the best in fitness training to get
boxers fit for any amateur bouts.
Tunnel Club Gym
Chatton Street East Howdon
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE28 0jt
07936456729
duncan38@hotmail.co.uk
MONDAY pros 4/6 ams 6/8
TUESDAY pros 4/6
WEDNESDAYpros 4/6 ams 6/8
THURSDAY pros 4/6
FRIDAY pros 4/6 ams 6/8
SATURDAY
SUNDAY beach 2/3.30
Airedale
Amateur Boxing Club
Hilltop Business Centre
Kershaw Avenue
Airedale WF10 3ES
Main telephone contact: 07714 273213
(Match maker: Tom Devanny)
Session Times:
Tues: 4.30 - 6.30, Wed 4.30 - 6.30 and Fri 4.30 - 6.30.
info@airedaleamateurboxingclub.co.uk
ACE
Boxing Academy
The basement Hallam Business Centre
Hallam Street, Heailey
Stockport, Cheshire SK2 6PT
07888 75 3330
info@ace-abc.com
We cover all the aspects of amateur boxing up to
competition level. We also teach fitness boxing for
those who don t want to compete but still train at boxing
A Boxing workout meets all of the criteria of an ideal
fitness program working all the major muscle group:
JUNIOR TRAINING
Monday and Wednesday 5pm 6pm Saturday 10-11am
ADULTS TRAINING
Mon-Tue-Wed-Thur 7.15 -8.15pm and Saturday 11-12pm
Olympic Power Mill Boxing Gym
Hornby street
Lancs bl9 5ba
07706804648
taniaandwayne@hotmail.co.uk
Train hard fight easy is are motto training for
pros and amateures aba affililated
Elite
Boxing
Unit i
Wordsworth St Mill
Bolton Bl1 3ND
01204 493563
01204 493563 Fax
alex@eliteboxing.co.uk
Private Boxing Tuition Gym
Ultimate
Boxing
Opposite Christ Church, Whapload Road,
Lowestoft, Suffolk
07889731717
01502565093
mattmachine@tiscali.co.uk
Superb fully equipped boxing gymnasium offering squad sessions,
fitness classes, personal training and specializing in White Collar
Boxing. Train to fight or just for fitness and fun. Qualified trainer.
Nechells Green Police Amateur Boxing Club
Nechells Green Community Centre
Melvina Road
Nechells, Birmingham
07765382899
shiels@blueyonder.co.uk
Nechells Green abc is a club based at the community
centre in Nechells. The club is a friendly run club and
welcomes both females and males of all ability.
Gloves on 300 Boxing & MMA Gym
270a London Road, Waterlooville Hampshire
Portsmouth PO77HG
02392 351302
07854 017386
gloveson300@hotmail.com
Gateshead Leam
Lane Amateur Boxing Club
Fewster Square
Leam Lane Estate
Felling, Gateshead
Tyne & Wear NE10 8QH
(0191) 4335715
(0191) 4335715
reading1992@hotmail.co.uk
Armstrongs Boxing Gym
Top Floor, Kingston Mill
Cobden St
Salford, UK 0161
0161 430 2969
0870300 3835
0161 925 0999 Fax
mam.morris@googlemail.com
Learn the art of the square ring/Personal Training/squad
sessions/lose weight/build up confidence/childrens boxing/
beginners boxing/advanced & fighters/men and women
welcome: with Mike Armstrong, British Super Featherweight
Champ 1992. Fully Equipped Boxing Gym, 15 punchbags, Ring
Hook
& Jab Boxing and Fitness Centre
Bridge Foot Business Centre
Old Road
Warrington, WA4 1AY Cheshire
01925637335
hookandjab@fsmail.net
Boxing and Fitness Centre Home of
Bridgefoot ABC Junior, Senior, Female
and one to one classes
Invicta
Amateur Boxing Club
Fight Club Station approach the Circus
Herne Bay, Kent CT68PJ
01227363029
invictaboxing@aol.com
contacts@boxinginvicta.com
Amateur Boxing Club in Herne Bay near Canterbury.
Next to Herne Bay Mainline Rail Station.
Monday 6-8pm
Tuesday 6-8pm
Wednesday 6-8pm
Thursday 6-8pm
Friday 6-8pm
Saturday 9-11.30am
Sunday 9am Jog Club
£2.00 a session
£25 1 year membership after first month trial period
DIRECTIONS: Right next to Herne Bay Train Station
Very well equipped for boxing. Modern building.
4 great trainers with very high level of experience.
The
Glenn McCrory
International
School of Boxing
Yethole Place, Newbiggin Hall
Newcastle Upon Tyne NE54EB
+44(0)1912146228
+44(0)5601164396 Fax
+44(0)5601164396
mail@glennmccrory.com
World Class facilities, Cuban coaches, Open Daily
Westhill
Boxing Club
6 Whitefriars Road
Hastings
East Sussex TN34 3LA
info@westhill-boxing.com
The West Hill boxing club has long been established
as one of the finest boxing clubs in the UK, having
produced an array of quality boxers many of who
progressed to exhibit their outstanding talent on an
International stage.
Michael Lee LTD
61 Forest Court Avenue
Byker Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 2NJ
0191 2735518
Tough Boxer
Central ABC
250 Old Christchurch Road
Bournemouth, Bh1 1PF
07817169997
01202 294223
New amateur boxing club In Dorset.
Will take my boxers anywhere.
Shepshed A.B.C.
Brittania Street
Shepshed Leicester, UK
01509 829153
shaun.norman@ntlworld.com
Phoenix
Olympic Boxing Centre
William Beamont Specialist Sports College
Long Lane
Warrington
07787531346
phoeniabc@lycos.co.uk
An amateur boxing club with training
facilities and programs for amateur boxing
and health and fitness.
Member of the North West Counties ABA
Berinsfield A.B.C.
Army Cadit Building
Fane Drive
Berinsfield, Wallingford
Oxford OX10 7NS
01865 341348
BIMA -
Boxing Intergrated Martial Arts
The Institute
Hull Road
Cliffe, Selby Y086NH
We offer a comprehensive blend of western
style boxing and Filipino Martial Arts to a range
of different people.
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BOXING CLUBS
IN WALES
| Cardiff |
St Peters 10 Oakfields Marshfield,
(Next to Adrews, near the fly over), Cardiff, CF4 TYU Wales Tekl:
987-12354-7654 |
| Ammanford |
Ammanford
Sports Association Centre, Ammanford Recreational Ground, Ammanford,
Carmarthenshire, SA18NR- Swansea, SA18 Tel: 01269843204 Email: leontrott@hotmail.com |
| Towy |
http://towyabc.tripod.com, Towy
A.B.C has recently relocated to a Brand new boxing gymnasium within the
town of Ammanford in the county of carmarthenshire(south west Wales). |
| Ammanford |
Cwmgors Boxing Club,9
Oakfield Road Twyn Garnant, Ammanford, Wales |
| PORT
TALBOT |
GLYNCORRWG ABC,THE
BARN, GLYNCORRWG, PORT TALBOT Tel: 01639 852610/07900 474027 Email : mhoar@talktalk.net
Gym has moved locations to a bigger and better place and is now one of
the largest gyms in Wales, so you have plenty of room to work in(15
bags, two rings, weights,
running machines, cross trainers, bikes and loads of room for the bleep
test and hills a plenty for running up) |
| Tredegar |
Tredegar
ABC, Coach Bach, Dukestown, Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, South
Wales Tel: 07976400239 Email : tredegarboxingclub@hotmail.com
We are open 3 nights a week Mon, Wed & Thurs from 5pm -
7.30pm. We are prepared to travel to competitions. |
| PortTalbot |
cwmavon hornets abc,
gwyddfryn,depot
rd,cwmavon,port talbot ,glam, s.wales ,uk. Swansea, sa129df
cwmavonhornets@aol.com
Western / Olympic style amateur boxing club willing to travel to
Thailand from the UK to train or box against your boxers, can be an
ongoing tournament, please make contact if you are interested, thanks,
Nigel Davies.
http://www.thepunchclinic.com
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History of British Boxing
Boxing’s origins lie in the historical willingness of to men
to line up face to face, bare knuckle and punch one another for reasons
that vary widely but include honour, anger and monetary gain. However,
boxing has also long been a sport with matches held for entertainment
as well as competition.
Boxing and Britain have a very long association. References to fist
fighting litter British literary works. Way back in 1681 there is a
mention of a boxing match in the Protestant Mercury, a London
newspaper. The Royal Theatre in London held regular boxing matches way
back in 1698. Fist fighting was even considered something of a
gentleman’s pursuit in the past, King George was a great fan along with
many of his noblemen. The King set up a boxing ring in Hyde Park in
1723.
Then, in 1719 a fighter called James Figg entered the ring and brought
with him considerable skill and tactics and these were to revolutionise
the game. Figg was an expert fencer and had retired decorated and
unbeaten in 1730. He then set up a booth at Southwark Fair where he
would challenge all comers to bouts. He is also credited with the
establishment of a boxing academy, the first of its kind anywhere in
the world. After almost 300 fights James Figg passed away in 1734.
It was during this time that boxing began to develop towards the type
of fighting we would recognise in a ring today as professional boxing.
Back then fights were still brutal, and rules were few and far between.
Champion boxers were very hard men indeed and they took a lot of very
real physical punishment in the ring.
James Figg had a pupil called John ‘Jack’ Broughton. He became champion
from 1729 to 1750 and was known as the father of English boxing.
Broughton laid down some basic rules for boxing to try and organise
what was still pretty much a free for all in the ring. In 1734, the
same year he set out his first set of boxing rules, he established a
school known as Broughton’s Amphitheatre in Oxford Road, near Oxford
Street . Broughton’s rules advocated breaks for a man down and the use
of gloves, but only in training. Despite his long stand in a brutal
sport, Broughton died at the ripe old age of 86 at Walcot Place in
Lambeth . As a Yeoman of the Guard at Westminster Abbey , Broughton was
buried in the West Cloister there along with his wife Elizabeth.
Daniel Mendoza, another London boxer, was champion from 1791 to 1795.
He also taught the art of boxing at his Mendoza School where he put
greater emphasis on footwork, sparring and counter punching than had
previously been used in boxing. His work helped move boxing on from
brutal brawls to more sophisticated fighting, closer to the much more
tactical professional boxing of today.
The 1800s were good years for British fighters with many claiming the
World Title including James Burke, Tom Cribb, Jem Mace and Jim Belcher.
This was the most important era of boxing because of the introduction
of the Queensbury Rules. Boxing moved away from an ugly brawling
spectacle that was at the time more like wrestling with a few punches
thrown. It became the admittedly still brutal but more graceful game
that it is today. The Queensbury Rules of 1867 helped to bring sporting
behaviour, tactics, and sophistication into boxing.
Included in the package of changes brought in by the Queensbury Rules
were the now familiar three minute rounds. Mauling, holding and general
wrestling moves were disallowed. A ten second count on knockouts and
the use of gloves in fights as well as practice were also introduced.
This revolutionary update laid the foundations of modern boxing which
evolved on the basis of fair effort formed by The Queensbury Rules.
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A ten second count on
knockouts and the use of gloves
in fights as well as practice were also introduced. This revolutionary
update laid the foundations of modern boxing which evolved on the basis
of fair effort formed by The Queensbury Rules.
Despite
being at the fore of boxing development, British boxers were
losing their grip on the World Title. By the end of the 1800s as the
Americans started to take more interest in the sport and were enjoying
most of the success. Although Britain struggled to make heavyweight
champions they did enjoy numerous victories and titles in the lighter
classes. During the early 1900s the UK produced fighters like George
‘Digger’ Stanley (World Bantemweight Champion 1910), Bill Ladbury
(World Flyweight Champion 1913) and Teddy Baldock (World Bantamweight
Champion 1927).
Later in the century Britain enjoyed some Olympic success including in
1956 when East London boxer Terry Spinks won the flyweight gold in
Melbourne. The list of British fighters who managed to claim titles
during the 20th century includes such boxing legends as Loyd Honeyghan,
Welterweight 1986; Nigel Benn , Middleweight 1990, 1992-96; Chris
Eubank , Middleweight 1990-91, 1991-95; Frank Bruno , Heavyweight
1995-1996.
Britain
finally got firmly to the top of boxing again with the success
of Lennox Lewis , Heavyweight champion in 1993-1994, 1997-2001,
2001-2004. While other fighters like Bruno had managed to claim a world
title belt, Lewis did it with the style and consistency of a true world
champion. One of Lennox’s greatest claims to fame is his defeat of the
great Mike Tyson in 2002 with an eighth round knock down.
Boxers love to collect belts. They don’t need them to keep their
trousers up they are the trophies that come with success in the world
of boxing. One such coveted belt is the Lonsdale Belt, the oldest belt
in boxing. The belt gets its name from former patron of the National
Sporting Club Lord Lonsdale and was started in 1909. The belt is
awarded to the winner in each British weight division each year. Any
boxer who can do this three times in a row can keep the handcrafted
belt with its intricate and expensive enamel and gold finishing.
The first boxer to receive the belt was Freddie Walsh who was awarded
it in 1909 for winning the British lightweight title. The first
heavyweight to take the title was ‘Bombadier’ Billy Wells. The boxer
from London’s East End received the belt in 1911 when he knocked out
opponent Ian Hague in the sixth round. British hero Henry Cooper won
three Lonsdale Belts outright during his career! Earlier belts, like
the belt won by Billy Wells, were made to a higher standard, using 22
carat gold. His belt is kept at The Royal Artillery Barracks in
Woolwich , South London, but is unfortunately not on public display.
Sir Henry Cooper, OBE achieved notable
fame despite also never winning
a world title. He became known as ‘Our Henry’, a reference to his
Cockney upbringing and was a superstar both as a boxer and as a
celebrity.
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Cooper did manage to floor
Muhammed Ali at Wembley Stadium
during a non-title fight. Ali went down in the fourth round after being
hit by the left hook known in the business as ‘Enry’s ‘Ammer. Ali got
up, recovered and subsequently won the fight. But Ali later said that
Cooper had hit him so hard “his ancestors in Africa had felt it”.
Frank
Bruno achieved similar all-round success as a media celebrity and
fighter as Henry Cooper before had. Like Henry Cooper he came across as
a people’s fighter, simple, likeable and hard working. However Bruno
got something Cooper never did, a world title. Bruno only held the
title for a short while after defeating Oliver McCall over 12 rounds.
Mike Tyson took the title back from Bruno after a third round knockout.
It was Bruno’s last fight.
Britain
enjoyed great successes in the lower weight divisions, boxers
like Nigel Benn dominated their classes. Benn came onto the
professional boxing scene in 1987, winning 22 consecutive fights. He
became known as the “dark Destroyer’ because of his explosive fighting
displays. He won world titles at both Middleweight and Super
Middleweight level. Unfortunately, Benn’s career reached a low point
after a vicious fight with Gerald McClellan. Benn was knocked out of
the ring in the first round but fought back in a gritty and brutal
fight that eventually left McClellan severely injured. The fighter
remains unable to see, 80% deaf and partially paralysed due to injuries
sustained in the fight.
One of British
Boxing’s most colourful fighters is Brighton based Chris
Eubank. After a childhood spent in poverty growing up in Hackney and
Peckham , Eubank moved to the Bronx with his mother and joined a gym.
By 1984 he was winning amateur boxing titles. But the trouble that was
to feature in his life was already in evidence the next year when he
seemed to bite an opponent’s shoulder during a fight.
Eubank’s career
was also blighted by tragedy. In 1981 he met Michael
Watson in another gruelling contest between two equally brilliant and
determined fighters at Tottenham ’s White Hart Lane in North London.
Late in the fight Eubank looked beaten on points, but he rose from the
canvas in the 11th round to deliver some brutal punches to Watson. The
fight went on to the 12th round but Watson soon collapsed afterwards
and entered a coma. Watson also suffered partial paralysis and hearing
problems as a result of the injuries he sustained in the fight. Eubank
seemed to lose the desire to fight after this bout and as a result he
never really achieved his true potential.
‘Prince’ Naseem
Hamed was one of a new breed of boxer. Always ready to
play to the media, these brash young fighters are confident of their
ability and not afraid to brag and show off the spoils of their
success. However, much of this showmanship seems to come with trouble,
and this has proved to be so in Prince Naseem’s case. The Prince was
jailed for 15 months in may 2006 for dangerous driving, although this
wasn’t his first brush with trouble. His meteoric rise through the
rankings as a young Bantamweight fighter was indeed spectacular. He won
many fights with early knock downs. Unfortunately his fall from grace
has proved to be equally spectacular.
British boxing
has a place in our history, The Queensbury Rules, the
code that underpins boxing, was formulated by the British sportsman
John Graham Chambers on British soil almost 150 years ago. Britain has
enjoyed a good deal of competitive success in boxing over many decades.
Lennox Lewis has made sure that we have had some recent representation
at World Heavyweight level. Meanwhile a myriad of talented boxers have
brought title after title home in the lower weights. Boxing is still
great in Britain!
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