9 Best Boxing Gyms In Sydney

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9 Best Boxing Gyms In Sydney

If you fancy yourself the next Floyd Mayweather Jr. then you’ll do well to clue up on where to find the best boxing gyms in Sydney. Whether you want to take up proper boxing training or just want to find a gym that offers boxing classes, we’ve got you covered.

If you’ve never thought of giving boxing a go before, there are plenty of reasons why you should start.

As a fitness discipline, boxing has numerous health benefits, including the burning of fat, increased cardio fitness and increased strength, and it’s even been proven to be a fantastic stress reliever. Letting your anger out with a punching bag or somebody’s face (legally, we might add) is a surefire way to calm you down.

Fortunately, for residents of Sydney, the City is home to a fair number of boxing gyms, all of which have the sole purpose of turning you into a champion fighter. But rather than have you go off and search for one, we’ve done the hard work for you (maybe not as hard as boxing itself, but you get what we mean) by curating a list of the very best boxing gyms Sydney has to offer.

BX1 Gym

4/140 Military Road, Neutral Bay, 2089

BX1 in Neutral Bay takes the classic boxing gym and gives it a wholly modern twist. Everything here is state-of-the-art and uses the latest technologies. The changing rooms and showers, for example, are just as good (if not better) as your bathroom at home. Head downstairs to the training floor and you’ll be instantly hit with the realisation that this is a place where you’ll definitely be able to learn the art of boxing, with several punching bags lining the walls that all lead toward the main boxing ring.

Head coach Bill Temm has over 50 years of experience in combat sports and has found himself a teaching style that is both incredibly effective and incredibly fun. The rest of the coaching team are all well-experienced within boxing and combat sports, so you can expect a top-notch education.

Hustle Boxing

176 Victoria Street, Potts Point, 2011

Hustle Boxing isn’t your conventional boxing gym, in the fact that you don’t train to eventually take on one of your peers in fist-to-fist combat in a boxing ring. Instead, it takes the practice of boxing and turns it into a full-body workout that will have you sweating like you never have before.

In a similar fashion to other Instagrammable fitness studios, Hustle Boxing’s main floor isn’t too dissimilar to a Sydney nightclub, with little lighting, neon signs and pumping music. You take up a spot on the floor and follow along with the instructor at the front. Each spot has its own punching bag to strike, and classes last for 50 – 60 minutes. You’re also required to put your body through various floor exercises, ensuring you leave the gym a much fitter version of yourself.

Vault Boxing

Lachlan Street, Waterloo, 2017

Vault Boxing & Fitness is a gym that does put a strong focus on boxing and its related disciplines (think kickboxing and sparring) but adds in others such as strength, mobility and conditioning, which serve to back up what you learn in boxing classes. It’s a class-based gym, with each class being capped at 10-12 people, meaning you can be sure you’ll receive an intimate and effective education.

If boxing is your main aim, however, then Vault offers a ‘Learn to Box’ course, which places a strong emphasis on learning the very basics of boxing, before opening your eyes to further teachings. You’ll be reaching a pro-level in no time.

Undercard Boxing

82 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, 2010

Undercard works in a similar way to Hustle Boxing, in that it is a group-based fitness environment with your own dedicated, water-filled punching bag at your workout station. It also comes complete with a fully-fledged sound system that will make you think you’re in a Berlin nightclub.

Each day at Undercard offers up a different workout routine, changing from lower-body focused workouts one day, to upper body the next, and boxing & cardio another. If you want to hang up the boxing gloves you can always partake in Undercard’s strength and conditioning classes, which as with the boxing classes, change on a daily basis.

To really hone your boxing skills, you can sign up for Undercard’s boxing workshop with Australian Commonwealth and Olympic boxer Luke Jackson. The four-week course will see you progress from learning the fundamentals to sparring with the best.

If you’re interested in joining Undercard, you’ll want to know the boxing gym is relocating to Bondi in 2022.

Boxing Works

83 – 97 Darlinghurst Road, Potts Point, 2011

Boxing Works in Kings Cross is owned and operated by Larry Papadopolous, the wrestling skills coach for both the Sydney Roosters NRL team and the Sydney Swans AFL team. He knows his craft, then, and stresses that the entire coaching team at Boxing Works aren’t just some personal trainers who have passed exams to get their jobs.

Instead, they’ve competed in the events and disciplines they teach, so are well-versed in teaching you how to not only learn the correct boxing techniques but to avoid injury too. The Boxing Works gym is home to a centrally-located 5m boxing ring, 18 punch bags, as well as a full suite of cardio equipment, weights, wrestling mats and a power cage and lifting platform. So, not only will you be able to learn how to box, you’ll be able to bulk up into a heavyweight hitter.

If boxing doesn’t turn out to be your thing, you can enrol in Boxing Works’ BJJ, MMA, wrestling or Ju Jutsu classes.

Corporate Fitness Centre

36 – 38 Wentworth Avenue, Surry Hills, 2010

Corporate Fitness Centre welcomes people of any fitness level into the gym. It’s primarily a boxing gym, with several classes throughout the day and week, designed to teach the basics of boxing as well as more advanced techniques for those ready to progress to the next level. The main boxing floor plays host to a large number of punching bags, which envelop a four-metre boxing ring, as well as the floor area where classes take place.

Corporate also makes use of some of the very latest in feedback technology, with software being able to tell you how many punches you’re throwing, the intensity and the velocity, making it easy to see how you’re improving. For those who really want to take things to the next level, the Corporate Fighter package will put you through 12 weeks of boxing training where you will work towards competing in an actual fight with a fellow first-timer.

Bondi Boxing Gym

284 Bondi Road, Bondi Beach, 2026

For those living further out in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, Bondi Boxing Gym could be your new go-to. Not only does Bondi Boxing Gym teach boxing from beginner to advanced levels, but you can also engage in some MMA action by way of Muay Thai boxing too. Fitness Boxing is on the cards as well, which adds in more conditioning elements to provide a full-body workout.

Head boxing trainer and owner Maydad Ronen is an experienced boxer and trainer, having taught in both America and New Zealand, with the US Youth Olympic boxing program being a current client. His gym is very traditional in its layout and design – there’s no Berlin nightclub to be found here – with a central boxing ring and some punching bags hanging around the room.

12RND Fitness

Shop 1.01, 150 Pacific Highway North, North Sydney, 2060

Being named after the maximum number of rounds in a boxing match, 12RND Fitness has a unique approach to boxing workouts. Each workout comprises 12, 3-minute rounds with a 30-second rest between each. You’re free to sit out any rounds if you wish, with a traffic light system letting know either when it’s safe to join in, or when a fight is about to end.

This traffic light system runs continuously throughout the day, so there aren’t any set class times, but whenever you choose to turn up, you can be guaranteed several rounds of circuit training. It’s not just boxing you’ll be doing here, though, as the gyms are also stocked with a range of other fitness equipment to ensure your entire body can build the muscle needed to keep you fighting until the very last round.

12RND is a franchise (there are 78 in total in Australia), so there’s a good chance there will be a studio near you. For the purposes of this piece, we’ve singled out the North Sydney studio.

PCYC North Sydney

2/6B Figtree Drive, Sydney Olympic Park, 2127

PCYC North Sydney is a Police Citizens Youth Club, a charity-based organisation to help support vulnerable and disadvantaged youngsters. For just a small fee, anyone can join and take part in a range of boxing classes (not just youngsters). There are a number of clubs dotted all over Sydney, but the North Sydney venue is one of just a few that service Northern Sydney.

With boxing fitness, advanced boxing and even women’s only boxing classes, PCYC could be the place to turn you into a real champion.

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