Leigh Amateur Boxing Club

Est. 2001

Leigh Boxing & Fitness Gym

Team Leigh Gym

Professional & Amateur Boxing

SUMMER 2012 CLASSES & TRAINING TIMES
Monday 21st May - Monday 6th August

Monday :
6-7.30pm Junior & Senior Boxing Technique & Fitness Class
6-7.30pm Self Training

Tuesday :
6-7.30pm Junior & Senior Boxing Technique & Fitness Class
6-7.30pm Self Training

Wednesday :
6-7.30pm Junior & Senior Boxing Technique & Fitness Class
6-7.30pm Self Training

Thursday :
6-7.30pm Junior & Senior Boxing Technique & Fitness Class
6-7.30pm Self Training

Friday :
6-7.30pm Junior & Senior Boxing Technique & Fitness Class
5-7.30pm Self Training

All classes £2.50. Juniors (under 16yrs), Students & unemployed £1.50

Personal Training / On-on-One / Team Sessions / Pad Sessions by appointment

Boxing Fitness Classes & Personal Training

Team Leigh Boxers Storm the Senior ABA Championships ! (25th Feb '12)

Team Leigh boxers Jack Catterall, John Turner and Tomi Tatham all were in winning form in the Senior ABA National Championships on friday evening in Manchester. Light welterweight Jack Catterall dominated last seasons ABA National Finalist Chris Blinkhorn of Oliver Harrisons Gym, winning the NW region Senior Title 33-10. Heavyweight Tomi Tatham also took the NW Region Senior Title beating the unbeaten and very durable Daniel Graham of Cleaton Moor ABC. Middleweight John Turner beat Chris Hale of Oliver Harrisons Gym 22-10 to win his Semi-final and move on to next weeks NW Region Senior Final. Well Done Lads !

Matty Loses Out in National Final (25th Feb '12)

Team Leigh 14 year old Matty Burgess suffered Final heartbreak on saturday afternoon in the Schoolboy light welterweight National Final in Mansfield. Taking on the giant British Champion Daniel Dubois of London based Dale Youth ABC, Matty never got into his customary all-out attack, frustrated by both Dubois skill and height. No shame in defeat to a real classy youngster, and the experience Matty has had in this seasons competition, the heart and desire he has shown, sees him now ranked at Number 2 in England. Well Done Matty !

Team Leigh Boxers in NW Region Squad in Guernsey (Feb 20th '12)

Team Leigh Professional Gary Davies Wins in Manchester ! (4th Feb '12)

Points Win for Team Leigh Professional boxer Gary Davies over the strong Ian Bailey tonight in Manchester ! Thanks to all those who went along to support Gary at Bowlers tonight and to all the Team Leigh boxers who helped in preparations for the fight.

Leigh ABC Searching for the Next Boxing Star !

Leigh Amateur Boxing Club are inviting all local youngsters (boys and girls) between the ages of 9yrs and 18yrs to come along to Leigh Boxing & Fitness Gym to see if they have the potential to follow in the footsteps of current Leigh ABC boxers, England International & National Champion Jack Catterall, National Champion Marcus Morrison, National Finalists Michael Connor, John Turner and Matty Burgess alongside top ranked boxers Tomi Tatham, Adam Ridge, Ashley Peyton and others who all train at Leigh Boxing & Fitness Gym and have had over 200 bouts between them, and are part of a successful 30+ strong squad who box regularly throughout the country.
While the facilities at Leigh Boxing & Fitness Gym are available to anyone who just wants to improve their fitness, the qualified and experienced 10 person Coaching Team are keen to help more local youngsters advance to competition level and join in the boxing success being brought to the Leigh and Wigan area by Leigh ABC.
The Facilities are also available to Professional boxers, Amateur Boxers, Martial Arts or MMA fighters who feel they could benefit from training alongside some of the best boxing talent in the country.
The Gym has Professional & Amateur Coaches and many Professional Boxers regularly train and spar at the facilities alongside the Boxing Squad.
If you feel you would like to give Amateur Boxing a go and possibly join a Leigh Boxing Squad that has won 65 ABA Titles, come along to Leigh Boxing & Fitness Gym any evening and have a chat with one of the male or female coaches.
Junior Classes (7yrs-13yrs/boys & girls): Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur & Fri 5pm-6pm
Senior Classes (male & female) Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur & Fri 6pm-7.30pm
Boxing Squad Tue & Fri 6pm-7.30pm
Juniors (under 16yrs) £1.50 per session. Seniors £2.50. (Students & Unemployed £1.50)

Jack Catterall NACYP National Lightweight Champion 2011 (25th Nov '12)

Team Leigh's Jack Catteral is the NACYP National Champion 2011 ! In a brilliant display of controlled aggressive boxing Jack outpointed fellow England International Charlie Driscoll of West Ham Boys ABC, gaining revenge for the strange decision in the Junior ABA National Final in May.

Marcus is NACYP National Champion ! (4 Dec '10)

Leigh ABC's Marcus Morrison has been crowned the NACYP National Welterweight Champion for 2010. In a devastating display of speed and power, Marcus beat Repton ABC star boxer Ben Hall 16-9 in Portsmouth on saturday afternoon. The bout could have been over in the first minute as Marcus crashed a massive right, forcing Hall to take a standing eight count, and then continually bombarded the London based boxer who was fortunate to see out the round. To Hall's credit though, he dug deep but was continually struggling to cope with the Leigh boxer's hand spped and accuracy. Heavy right hands in both the second and third round again confirmed Marcus' dominance, leaving the result beyond doubt. A fantastic win for Marcus, Leigh ABC and the town !

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Craig Evans Wins Pro Debut on Mitchell/Katsidis show ! 15 May '10)

20 year old Craig Evans from Blackwood in Wales made a startling debut on the massive Mitchell v Katsidis bill at West Ham United's Upton Park gound, shown live on Sky Sports. Craig who has been training with Lee Beard and Adrian Fleming at both Leigh Boxing & Fitness Gym and in Manchester, and has trained alongside and sparred with many of the Leigh ABC boxers, won his contest in 39 seconds of the first round ! Craig is next out in Cardiff on July 10th on the undercard of Nathan Cleverley and Enzo Maccarinelli.

Michael & Adam Rated in Top Five in National Rankings ! (24 March '10)

The National ABA Schoolboy Rankings have been published today, and two Leigh ABC boxers have again been rated amongst the top five boxers in the country. Fourteen year old Michael Connor, last season placed at No.5 moves up to No.4 in the 63kg class, while fourteen year old Adam Ridge is ranked at No.5 in the 42kg class. Well Done both boys !

World Champion Joan Guzman Training at Leigh ABC on Saturday ! (6 March '10)

Joan Guzman will be in Leigh on saturday afternoon, training at Leigh Boxing & Fitness Gym along with some of the Leigh ABC boxers. Everyone is welcome to come along, take photos and maybe get photos and autographs with the Brooklyn based, Dominican Republic born boxer.
Joan is training in Manchester with his trainer Lee Beard, in preparation for his next fight against Ali Funeka in Las Vegas on April 27th.
Joan had an incredible 320 amateur bouts of which he won 310 ! Winning the Pan Am Games before turning pro and is now unbeaten in 29 fights and a two weight World Champ !
Not every day you get the chance to see a fighter like this !!

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

Adrian in the corner as the Pitbull wins the title in New York ! (3rd Dec 09)

Leigh Boxing & Fitness Gym 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 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 Gym. 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 Gym, simply come along to the club any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday between 6pm-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 Gym Head Coach Adrian Fleming is a professional coach, having worked with Hatton Promotions and in the training camps of two weight World Champions Ricky Hatton and Joán Guzman, World Title challenger Matthew Hatton, USBA Champion Tim Coleman, Midlands Area Champion Dean Harrison, former British Champion Andy Morris, current ABA Champion Craig Evans, Adrian Gonzalez, Alfonso Vieyra and Kieran Maher while also working the corner for many other British, Commonwealth & European Champions.

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, Andy Brown, Corinna Ridge, Paul Hollings & 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.

Come along to Leigh Boxing & Fitness Gym, improve your fitness, learn self defence and feel your self confidence rise !

Affilliated to the Amateur Boxing Association of England

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 Gym. 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 Gym free of charge on Friday evenings.

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Leigh Boxing & Fitness Gym

Scott Street Leigh Lancashire WN7 5AL

Tel : 01942 206124 email : leighabc2001@yahoo.co.uk

Club President : The Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP