Davies Boxing Gym has opened on Clifton Trade Park, Brinwell Road, Blackpool and has been a lifelong ambition of the father and son team, who have ploughed a significant amount into the start up of this new venture.

As a former champion on the unlicensed boxing scene and currently in the infancy of his professional boxing career, Ryan Davies trains and works out of the facility, while his father Mark, a former professional footballer and amateur boxer, and now his boxing trainer, does the same. Davies Boxing Gym brings their extensive boxing, fitness and personal training experiences to their own private gym facility.

The gym provides boxing tuition, personal training, private group sessions and various open group classes and aims to provide a positive atmosphere and environment for people to train in, whether that be as an aspiring pugilist, to lose weight or generally keep fit.

The business opened with a soft launch in November, completely transforming the industrial site near the M55 in a matter of weeks and consists of a full size ring, various bags and balls and modern and traditional weights and functional training equipment. The walls are plastered with images of boxing legends past and present, like Evander Holyfield, Floyd Mayweather and Roy Jones Jr, with motivational and inspirational quotes from leading athletes littered amongst them.

Ryan Davies said, “Opening my own boxing gym has been a dream of mine and when this opportunity presented itself it was simply too good to ignore. I am proud of what we have created and the gym is exactly how I always imagined my own place to look. This venture is something that will benefit me in the short term, by providing me with a first class facility to train out of as I look to progress as a professional boxer, but also in the longer term, as this sport can be a very short career and this allows me to plan for life after boxing.“

Mark Davies added, “We wanted to create a first rate facility for those who wish to learn or develop boxing skills, or just generally train or keep fit, utilising the same facility and techniques as that of a professional boxer in a warm and friendly environment.“

“The initial opening period has been absolutely fantastic, it was always a risk opening our own gym, but we feel we offer something different and the response and feedback we have had has been great! We harbour ambitious growth plans to develop the business further in 2016 and our full class timetable will be released in the coming months. Currently, we are just running a single ‘boxfit’ class from 6 till 7pm Monday to Thursday, where we welcome anyone to come down and try it for themselves!“

The post Davies Boxing Gym opens to the public in Blackpool appeared first on Davies Boxing Gym.

I have decided to go into business with my Dad, creating our own Boxing Gym at the former Arnfield Gymnasium site at Clifton Trade Park, Brinwell Road, Blackpool.

Despite the excitement of entering this new chapter, it is with a heavy heart that I am leaving Sharpstyle ABC and both my Dad an I would like to thank Andy Abrol and all at Sharpstyle for allowing us to train and work out of his facility as well as his support, guidance and friendship over the past 8 years. In fact, I owe it to Andy that I can even call myself a professional boxer as it was him that encouraged me to get into a ring all those years ago. Sharpstyle was a place I called home and has helped shaped me into the fighter and the man I am today, but at this point in my career I feel it is the right thing to do. Hopefully this will allow us both to go from strength to strength and work together, helping each other, with Andy continuing to develop the town’s young, amateur boxing talent without me messing up his gym and getting in the way!

However, in all seriousness, I feel it is essential to both my current professional boxing career and life after boxing that I have my own facility in which I can continue to develop and be the best I can be.

Our doors will be open on from Monday but it will take us several weeks to put our own stamp on the facility and get everything fully operational. We will be offering personal 1-to-1 training, private group sessions and various open classes and sessions, with more information to follow soon. Thanks to everyone who has helped and supported me and has made my dream of owning my own gym a reality.

Thanks for your support.

Ryan.

#TeamRPD #DaviesBoxingGym

The post Davies Boxing Gym to open Nov 2nd appeared first on Davies Boxing Gym.