The Box Office Gym, established in 2001, has trained over 5 000 people.
It has produced amateur and professional champions like Paul Kamanga, Mike Momeona and Jade Karam.
Alongside the boxing training, the gym hosts 44 children as part of Fight with Insight, allowing them to become fighters and learn life skills through the project.
Last January, the gym started with one amateur after the lockdown and now has 18 amateur and three pro boxers.
Pro fighter Gilly Dickinson recently joined the gym as a conditioning coach, improving the fighters’ and clientele’s strength and working on their nutritional needs.
The gym wants to host four tournaments this year to showcase its amateur team’s development.
Dickinson will have his first professional fight in the Golden Gloves promotion on March 2 at Emperors Palace against Juan Alberts.
Anyone who wants to ensure their children are bully-proofed, mentally balanced and fit should try boxing. Dickinson is great when working with children.
Anton Gilmore, the gym’s owner, has worked on a programme called Be That Guy, helping men use boxing and conversation as a way to show up for one another.
Mental health is core to happiness, and boxing has avenues for clients to explore through this programme, which will run from 17:00 to 18:30, from Mondays to Thursdays. Saturday is the boot camp at 08:30.
“We will work on belonging, mastery, nutrition and generosity. Those are the basic elements for successful balance in life. This programme starts on February 17. It’s the brotherhood of boxing programme, dealing with stress, loneliness and health. Registration is for 18 positions and will include many avenues dealing with a man in the world today. Sign up for an experience,” he said.
