Leigh Amateur Boxing Club
Welcome to Leigh Boxing & Fitness Centre !
FREE Boxing Class this Friday ! (12 Feb 09)
Leigh Boxing & Fitness Centre will again have a FREE Boxing & Fitness Class for boys and girls aged 9yrs-15yrs on Friday evening 12th February '09. 6pm-7.30pm. The class will be taken by experienced and qualified ABA coaches (CRB checked) and all equipment is provided. 23 ABA Champions produced at Leigh ABC. Come along and maybe you could join the list of Champions !
Tom Wins 5th ABA Title ! (24th Jan 09)
Sixteen year old middleweight Tom Jones won his 5th ABA Title on sunday afternoon when taking the North West Region CYP Championship in a hard fought points win over Colm Conway of Chorlton St.John's ABC at the Manchester ABA Centre of Excellence. It is the second successive year Tom has taken the title, and he now moves on to face the Merseyside Champion in Liverpool on February 16th.
Leigh ABC Boxers Win 3 More ABA Championship Titles ! (17 Jan '10)
Adam Ridge with coaches Jenn Turner & Tony Parr
Eleven year old Sean Connor, thirteen year old Adam Ridge and fourteen year old Michael Connor were all crowned North West Region Schoolboy ABA Champions in Manchester at the weekend
Sean Connor with Jenn & Tony
Leigh boxers prepare for Championships at the Hatton Gym
Michael Connor, Kieran Maher, Adam Ridge, Tom Jones, Matthew Hatton & Marcus Glen
Jonny Brown, Pro boxer Kieran Maher & Ashley Peyton
Adrian in the corner as the Pitbull wins the title in New York ! (3rd Dec 09)
Leigh Boxing & Fitness Centre Head Coach Adrian Fleming travelled to the USA on Monday morning with Tim "The Pitbull" Coleman and Lee Beard, as the Baltimore based contender challenged for the United States Light Welterweight Title in Manhattan, New York on Thursday evening.
Happily for Team Coleman, with Lee and Adrian in the corner, the trip was a resounding success as Tim battled his way through 12 gruelling rounds to win the title on points opposite New York based Mike "Mighty" Arnaoutis.
Shane Leigh, Lee Beard, Tim Coleman, Adrian Fleming & Manager Camero Mercer
Leigh ABC facebook link
Leigh ABC coach George Gilbody versus The Hitman !
Leigh ABC Performance Coach George Gilbody is pictured boxing against the ledgendary Thomas "Hitman" Hearns in a GB v USA match in the 1980 Olympic Games. George is recognised as one of the best English amateur boxers of all time having won 11 National ABA titles during his illustrious career.
After years out of the sport, George was pursuaded by Head Coach Adrian Fleming to join Leigh ABC as a performance coach, primarily working with boxers leading up to the various championships. George is also now an ABA National Manager, taking various national squads to International tournaments.
Leigh Boxing & Fitness Centre. Scott Street (off Wigan Road) Leigh, Lancs, WN7 5AL Tel ; 01942 206124 email ; leighabc2001@yahoo.co.uk
If you are interested in joining the growing numbers of boys and girls training at Leigh Boxing & Fitness Centre, simply come along to the club any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday between 5pm-7.30pm. There is no joining fee and you just pay your subs (£2.50 Seniors/£1.50 Juniors)each time you train. All equipment is provided, bags, gloves, pads, skipping ropes, 2 x Boxing Rings and all the conditioning gear needed to maintain and improve fitness levels.
Anyone of any age, any ability or any fitness level can come along and join in the Boxing Fitness Classes or do their own thing. You don't have to box as there is non contact training, light contact training or if, in the view of the coaches, you progress far enough, you could join the successful Leigh Amateur Boxing Squad.
The club is affilliated to the Amateur Boxing Association of England and to the National Association of Clubs for Young People.
Leigh Boxing & Fitness Centre Head Coach Adrian Fleming is a professional coach with Hatton Promotions and working the corner for boxers such as World Title challenger Matthew Hatton, USBA Champion Tim Coleman, British, Commonwealth & European Champion Anthony Small, Welsh Champion Gary Buckland, former British Champion Andy Morris, Commonwealth Title challenger Danny Butler, former ABA Champion Denton Vassell, Adrian Gonzalez, Cello Renda, Kieran Maher and many others.
The club coaches, including former Leigh ABC boxers Tony Parr a former NWR Champion, Barry Wolfenden & Pete Prescott, alongside 11 time National ABA Champion George Gilbody, Jen Turner, Andy Brown, Paul Taylor & Brian Ridge are experienced fully qualified Amateur Boxing Association coaches and CRB checked.
The club also offers private one to one, private small classes or personal pad sessions with a coach.
The Junior Boxing Fitness Class for 8 to 14 years old boys and girls on Mondays to Thursdays is proving to be a great success !
Come along to Leigh Boxing & Fitness Center, improve your fitness, learn self defence and feel your self confidence rise !
Affilliated to the Amateur Boxing Association of England
Opening Times
Monday 5-6pm Juniors / 6-7.30pm Seniors & Boxing Squad
Tuesday 5-6pm Juniors / 6-7.30pm Seniors & Boxing Squad
Wednesday 5-6pm Juniors / 6-7.30pm Seniors & Boxing Squad
Thursday 5-6pm Juniors / 6-7.30pm Seniors & Boxing Squad
Saturday 10.30am-12pm Juniors & Seniors & Boxing Squad
(click Training Times link for further details)
Affilliated to the National Association of Clubs for Young People
Well Established Amateur Boxing Club
ABA Qualified & Experienced Coaches
Successful Amateur Boxing Squad-10 ABA Titles Season '08/'09
All equipment provided
Two Boxing Rings (Olympic Size & 14ft) 18 heavy bags, Speedballs, floor to ceiling balls, weights room, bag mitts, sparring gloves, pads
Sessions available for Football, Rugby & any sporting teams
Facilities available to local Schools & Youth Groups
Coaches work regularly with MMA fighters, Thai boxers & kick boxers
Private One on One Sessions available
Everyone welcome for fitness & Technique- boys & girls
You don't have to box to train in our Gym !
Private One on One sessions and Private Group sessions now available daytime, evenings or weekends at Leigh Boxing & Fitness Centre. Sessions with experienced & fully qualified Boxing coaches. Suitable for complete novices, professional or amateur boxers, mma fighters, kick boxers, rugby, football, cricket teams or anyone simply wishing to improve their fitness levels ! Both men and women welcome.
Young people stay on right track through boxing (7 Oct 09)
Police in West Leigh are encouraging young people to get in the boxing ring and off the streets.
The scheme, which takes place at Leigh Amateur Boxing Club on Scott Street in Leigh, is part of the X-Zones initiative run by Wigan Council.
This aims to get young people across the borough involved in positive activities as a way of reducing anti-social behaviour and keeping them fighting fit.
PC Andy Doran of the Leigh West Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) said: “This is a fantastic way for young people to get involved in sport and learn self-discipline. Those that run the boxing club are committed to working with them and offer a fantastic service to the community. I would encourage people to come down and get involved.”
Adrian Fleming, head coach at Leigh Amateur Boxing Club, added: “We are only too happy to help get young people into sport to keep them on the right track in life, and I would encourage anyone interested to come along to one of our sessions.”
Training sessions (£1.50 for under 16s):
· Junior class for 8-14s: Monday to Thursday from 5pm to 6pm
· Senior class for 14yrs and over: Monday to Thursday from 6pm to 7.30pm
· Class for juniors and seniors: Saturday mornings from 10.30am to 12 noon
* There is also a free training session on Friday nights for those young people referred to the club as part of the X-Zones scheme.
Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service
Leigh ABC Head Coach Adrian Fleming was on Wish FM Radio on friday morning talking about the club's work with local Youth Services and GM Police in running the successful X Zone initiative which encourages local youngsters to use the facililities at Leigh Boxing & Fitness Centre free of charge on Friday evenings.
Alex "The Sledgehammer" Strutt visits Leigh ABC (4 Oct 09)
Unbeaten pro boxer Alex Strutt came up from his Midlands base to visit Leigh Boxing & Fitness Centre. Alex watched a full sparring session with the boxers from Macclesfield ABC, before chatting to a number of the young Leigh boxers and passing on tips about training and nutrition.
Alex with Leigh ABC boxers
Leigh ABC boxers get advice from Top Sports Nutritionist Kerry Kayes (22 Sept 09)
Leigh ABC boxers Jonny Brown, Michael Connor and Tom Jones accompanied Head Coach Adrian Fleming to CNP Sports Nutrition headquarters in Manchester for a personal 3 hour session with top Nutritionist Kerry Kayes. The boxers joined Kerry as he put European Champion Jamie Moore through an eye opening weights session, before returning to the boardroom where Kerry advised the boys on sports specific weight training for boxers and nutrition both for boxing and general health. Leigh ABC would like to thank Kerry for giving the lads his valuable time (he rushed back from Warrington where he had been working with UFC Superstar Michael Bisping to meet the boxers) along with Jamie Moore who was only too happy to pass on advice to the young boxers.
10 ABA CHAMPIONS THIS SEASON !
Build Self-Confidence
Improve Heart and Lung Health
Lose Weight
Improve Muscle Strength
Gain Discipline
Challenge your Limits
Learn Self Defense
Get a Lean Better Body
Increase Quick Reflexes
Improve Focus
Release Stress
Channel Aggression and Energy in a better way
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Leigh Boxing & Fitness Center
Scott Street Leigh Lancashire WN7 5AL
Tel : 01942 206124 email : leighabc2001@yahoo.co.uk
Club President : The Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP
Club Chairman : Mr Phillip Boardman
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