Team ShoeBox

Established in 2020 We provide an elite, friendly and accessible training base from which Northampton based boxing talent can thrive, offering boxers a comprehensive support package that will cater for their every need. Regardless of age, ability or end objective, we expect all of our members to be the best that they can be - whether that's a World Champion, a fitter, more confident version of themselves, or an upstanding member of their local community. Boxing is a sport that appeals to people of all different ages, races, abilities and genders. As such, the sessions we deliver reflect a need to meet the varying goals of the members we serve. Our timetable currently consists of classes that cater for children aged 8-15, amateur boxers (aged 10-40), adult recreational members and elite professional athletes. With over 500 active members, we are already positively impacting the lives of many. Alongside our traditional boxing offer, we deliver a number of meaningful community boxing interventions, harnessing the power of sport to inspire and transform the lives of our participants. During the past 12 months alone, we’ve taken boxing into a number of local secondary schools, ran holiday camps for children eligible for free school meals and began delivery of a year-long outreach project, in partnership with Maverick Stars Trust, for service users (those experiencing poverty and its associated challenges) from Northampton Hope Centre. We've also made food bank donations to the local Sikh Community through our link with SCCYC Waterside Connect. Other partners that we regularly work with include: England Boxing (NGB), Northamptonshire Sport, Northampton SSP, HMP Five Wells, Northampton Town FC, Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains, BBC Radio Northampton, Coventry University, The Travers Foundation, Boxwise, BCB Promotions and many more.