Tag: amateur boxing
October 20, 2017
Champion for change
Coaches Nick and Mischa are going on holidays (but not together). However, we have a special treat in store for those who attend the 5.30pm Fighters' Class. For the first two weeks of November ...
Read MoreMarch 3, 2015
Girls get a taste of the real thing
Sparring can be a frightening prospect for anyone considering taking boxing to the next level, beyond the fitness class and into the ring. If you’ve watched any of the Rocky films or Raging Bull you...
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2015
More ring girls
This year's summer women's boxing clinic was the best one so fa...
Read MoreMarch 17, 2014
Get with the strength
Everyone finds a turning point with boxing training. Changes can be dramatic and substantial at first. You get noticeably fitter, stronger, and trimmer. And you enjoy it so much that one day you f...
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2014
This is Boxing Central!
Canberra based film-maker Paul Oliver has been quietly capturing vision of Boxing Central these past couple of months. And this is his first instalment. Paul was a crucial but quiet player in the rece...
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2014
Secure your spot
The women's boxing clinic scheduled for the Australia Day weekend (January 24-27) is filling fast, so make sure you secure your place as soon as possible. Go to the home page link to pay in full or em...
Read MoreDecember 9, 2013
Time to shine
The women's boxing clinic at Boxing Central on Australia Day weekend (January 24-27) is shaping up to be a pretty unique event. There have been a lot of expressions of interest already, especially fro...
Read MoreNovember 11, 2013
From Africa with (tough) love
You could call Yohannes Sheferaw the Smiling Assassin, although his official boxing alias is Golden Hands. Either way, there is nothing sinister about this former Ethiopian Olympian. [caption id="a...
Read MoreNovember 3, 2013
Lesson # 1. Go to the gym
Sometimes I joke that if I knew how difficult boxing was, I would never have started. There's a small kernel of truth in that. Boxing is hard on so many fronts - physically, mentally, emotionally. But...
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2013
Spring special will make you shine
Boxing Central is getting a glow about it. The afternoon sun is starting to infuse the gym with a golden light, a sign that summer is on the way. And while it has been a bitterly cold winter, most mem...
Read MoreAugust 9, 2013
Fight time
This Sunday, three of Boxing Central's finest will be travelling to Epping at the Casa D'Abruzzo Club in O'Hearns Rd to compete. Luke Bon...
Read MoreJuly 20, 2013
Come in from the cold
These cold winter months it's tempting to put your training on hold and retreat to the comforts of home. But it will be harder to restart in summer than it will be to grit your teeth for a few months ...
Read MoreApril 3, 2013
Better than Botox
Seeing this clip during week, of two amazing men in their 90s running the 100-metre dash, got me thinking about ageing and fitness. http://youtu.be/QYLVd7plaV8 These guys a...
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2013
La Dolce Vita
Santo and Fab, two boxers and best mates who walked into our gym a few weeks ago and it feels like they have been with us for years. They se...
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2013
Ready to fall for Boxing Central
We're all set to start boxing fitness classes at Boxing Central on Monday February 4 at 7...
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2013
Goodbye Diana, hello 2013!
The first sparring class for 2013 was also th...
Read MoreNovember 25, 2012
Stand and deliver
Boxing stance is a tricky notion because it's essentially fluid. You can be shown how to stand. But you rarely, if ever, just stand still in the boxing ring. You have to plant your feet to throw most...
Read MoreNovember 23, 2012
Debutants will have a ball
We found these two boxers, lightweight Aaron Masters and heavyweight Daniel Null...
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