Fight Squad

White Collar Fight Squad

Our aim at Fighting Fit City Gym is to allow every day men and women the chance to live out their boxing dream. Our head trainer, Paul Gough has over 25 years boxing coaching experience and has worked with leading Professional, Amateur and recently White Collar Boxers! We give you the opportunity to work with a coach of this calibre.

To ensure smooth transition, we have three distinct levels and types of sparring at the gym. We transition people through these levels until they end up boxing on one of our white collar boxing shows!

Beginners Technical Sparring

The starting point for all new boxers! We take batches of boxers through for 4-8 weeks to develop their boxing fundamentals. We work and drill basic block and parry drills, slipping, countering and evasive footwork in a progressive programme so that they have the necessary skills to progress into 'Open/ Assessment Sparring'

Open/ Assessment Sparring

When we progress boxers through from beginners technical sparring we move them into Open/ Assessment sparring. This is open to 'new blood' boxers fresh from beginners technical sparring or boxers who have open sparred at Fighting Fit City Gym before. It is an opportunity for us to see if we can suitably match you for an upcoming show.

Fight Squad Sparring

If you are selected to box on an upcoming show for the last four weeks we turn sparring up a notch. Fight Squad sparring gets more intense and is geared towards getting you to be able to complete three hard rounds of boxing! 4 weeks out from a fight, we also require you to spar twice pre week. The weekend squad sessions also include extensive conditioning drills!

Upcoming Sparring Batches in 2013

Beginner Technical Sparring
Date: Week Commencing Monday 11th February
Length: 8 weeks (last week, WC Monday 1st April)
Time: Monday 1900
Cost: £30 for 8 week technical sparring programme

Beginner Technical Sparring
Date: Week Commencing Monday 22nd July
Length: 8 weeks (last week, WC Monday 9th September)
Time: Tuesday 1800
Cost: £30 for 8 week technical sparring programme

Beginner Technical Sparring
Date: Week Commencing Monday 21st October
Length: 8 weeks (last week, WC Monday 9th December)
Time: Monday 1900
Cost: £30 for 8 week technical sparring programme

Open/ Assessment Sparring - For Selection for 'Fresh Meat' March 23rd
Date: Week Commencing Monday 7th January
Length: 6 Weeks (last week, WC Monday 11th February
Time: Tuesday 1830 (boxers below 81kg)/ Tuesday 1930 (boxers above 81kg)/ Thursday 1830 (boxers above 81kg)/ Thursday 1930 (boxers below 81kg)
Cost: £30 for one fixed session per week.

Open/ Assessment Sparring - For Selection for 'Ralph Lewis QC Cup' July 5th
Date: Week Commencing Monday 8th April
Length: 8 Weeks (last week, WC Monday 27th May
Time: Tuesday 1830 (boxers below 81kg)/ Tuesday 1930 (boxers above 81kg)/ Thursday 1830 (boxers above 81kg)/ Thursday 1930 (boxers below 81kg)
Cost: £40 for one fixed session per week.

Open/ Assessment Sparring
Date: Week Commencing Monday 16th September - For Selection for 'Kings 2013' November 30th
Length: 6 Weeks (last week, WC Monday 21st October
Time: Tuesday 1830 (boxers below 81kg)/ Tuesday 1930 (boxers above 81kg)/ Thursday 1830 (boxers above 81kg)/ Thursday 1930 (boxers below 81kg)
Cost: £30 for one fixed session per week.

Fight Squad Sparring- For Boxers boxing on 'Fresh Meat'
Date: Week Commencing Monday 18th February
Length: 4 Weeks (last week, WC Monday 11th March
Sessions: Tuesday 1830 (Red Team boxers below 81kg)/ Tuesday 1930 (Red Team boxers above 81kg)/ Thursday 1830 (Blue Team boxers above 81kg)/ Thursday 1830 (Blue Team boxers below 81kg)/ Saturday 1100 for all Red Team Boxers/ Sun 1000 for all Blue Team Boxers
Cost: £40 for two session's per week - Red Team Tue & Sat/ Blue Team Thu & Sun

Fight Squad Sparring- For Boxers boxing on 'Ralph Lewis QC Cup' July 5th
Date: Week Commencing Monday 24th June
Length: 4 Weeks (last week, WC Monday 15th July
Sessions: Tuesday 1830 (Red Team boxers below 81kg)/ Tuesday 1930 (Red Team boxers above 81kg)/ Thursday 1830 (Blue Team boxers above 81kg)/ Thursday 1830 (Blue Team boxers below 81kg)/ Saturday 1100 for all Red Team Boxers/ Sun 1000 for all Blue Team Boxers
Cost: £40 for two session's per week - Red Team Tue & Sat/ Blue Team Thu & Sun

Fight Squad Sparring- For Boxers boxing on 'Kings 2013' November 30th
Date: Week Commencing Monday 28th October
Length: 4 Weeks (last week, WC Monday 18th November
Sessions: Tuesday 1830 (boxers below 81kg)/ Tuesday 1930 (boxers above 81kg)/ Saturday 1000 for Boxers sub 81kg/ Saturday 1100 for boxers above 81kg
Cost: £40 for two session's per week.

FAQ's

Q- How long will it take me to get ready for a show?
A- Generally our Technical Sparring, Open Sparring and Fight Squad sparring all follow on from one another. With Beginner lasting 8 weeks, open/assessment for 6-8 and fight squad at 4 weeks you could be on as soon as 20 weeks after joining Fighting Fit City Gym!

Q- Do I need one to one training to box on a show?
A- NO, one to one training will increase your development but it is not essential

Q- How much will boxing on a show cost me all in?
A - £402! If you were to join on a six month membership at £47 per month with your £10 joining fee. Membership (£47x6 + 10 = £292)/ Beginners Technical Sparring 8 weeks (£30)/ Open Sparring 8 weeks (£40)/ Fight Squad Sparring (£40). Sparring gear is included within sparring sessions.

Q- All sparring times are peak times, can I spar as an off peak member?
A- Yes but for technical and full sparring session we charge a £2 supplement on top of your sparring. For 8 weeks sparring, that would be £16, £12 for 6 weeks and £8 for 4 weeks. You are only permitted to the gym as a off-peak member during the sparring session.