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  If you're new to boxing, you might be wondering, do people wear boxing gloves when they are training? The short answer is yes, and for good reason. Wearing boxing gloves during training sessions is essential for both safety and performance. Let's jump into why boxing gloves are a must for your training routine and how to choose the right pair for your needs....

by AIBA, AUGUST 25, 2016 IMAGE - AIBA, Rio 2016 Olympics   Behind every great Olympic Boxing tournament there are great legends, historic performances and record-breaking achievements. Across the 16 days of Rio 2016 competition, the stories just kept coming. 76 Countries were represented at the Rio 2016 Boxing Tournament 19 nations emerged from the competition with at least one boxing medal Robson Conceição’s...

by KATRINA SMITH   Wheying in on the extreme protein and calcium intakes in the fitness world   12am and the alarm beeps. Time to take a creatinine-rich protein shake. Back to sleep. Beep...Beep...Beep. 5am, still dark, time to wake up and hydrate. Stovetop porridge for breakfast with an added scoop of protein powder and 75g of blueberries. All measured out the night before....

 IMAGE - AIBA   AIBA, July 6, 2016 One of the oldest recorded sports in the world, boxing was first incorporated into the Ancient Olympic Games in 688 BC, when Onomastos of Smyrna won the first ever boxing gold medal. Just 18 athletes were competing when boxing was launched into the modern Olympic era at the third edition of the Games in St. Louis...

Image - Tully Lou's YOXING   Our friends at Tully Lou have the 101 on Boxing Basics and we thought we should share it with YOU! Trainer at Fight Fit  Boxing Gym in South Melbourne Ruan Kotze (F.I.T.E.P.T.) gives you the lowdown and BIG thanks to Tully Lou - Follow F.I.T.E.P.T. on Instagram @fitept  BOXING 101

  It’s one of those chores which you dread at first… ”Grab the rope, 3 minutes of skipping” your coach says. The mind takes a second to comprehend the direction, then the internal battle begins with the rope before you even grab the handles. “You have got to be kidding,” you ask yourself. Well there’s a method to the madness. For the Australian audience,...

BY TULLY LOU  (Image Tully Humphrey at YOXING) If you’ve ever had difficulty sleeping, you know it can be a pain in the ar$e and a really challenging experience and guess what?  You are not alone. Insomnia and other sleep disorders are increasingly common as the pressures of our fast paced modern lives continue to multiply. Establishing a good night time routine is key. I...

 by Kristyn Lia Season A 2016 is upon us! My social media is filled with an influx of competitors, both seasoned and novice, dieting down to super low levels of body fat for upcoming shows. Facebook reminds me every day of my own Season A from previous years with photos of my own single digit physique daily in my memories. It has been nine...

(PICTURED L-R, KAYE SCOTT, KRISTY HARRIS, SHELLEY WATTS) by Richard Jeans Philippines, New Zealand, China, Brazil (maybe). A nice holiday, or the schedule for National Champion flyweight Kristy Harris. Either way you look at, it’s time away from home and living out of a suitcase away from the comforts of your own bed and pillow and new environments, juggling diet, workouts and staying mentally...

From AIBA  - January 12, 2016 (Image - AIBA Pro Boxing 2016.  Dmytro Mytrofanov (UKR) wins his 75kg APB World Ranking Bout by points   After a resoundingly successful 2015 for boxing, in which the 2015 AIBA World Championships in Doha were as ambitious as they were spectacular, another epic season of World Series of Boxing action unfolded and the first AIBA Pro Boxing champions...