Boxing Central is a place where old school style meets the brave new world. Based in Footscray, with the city of Melbourne and docks on its doorstep, the gym has the gritty atmosphere of traditional boxing gyms but with a contemporary feel that welcomes all-comers, women especially. Men are a big part of this sport and always will be however, it is the sport that has pride of place at Boxing Central.
The first class is always free and with no lock in contracts there is no excuse not to come by and see how Boxing Central suits you. Make no mistake, this is an authentic boxing gym. But what makes it unique is that it is owned and run by a woman. The MBC coaching team Mischa and Ibrahim and Qamil Balla run these sessions for people who want to spar and compete in amateur, or Olympic style, boxing.
The first class is always free and with no lock in contracts there is no excuse not to come by and see how Boxing Central suits you. Make no mistake, this is an authentic boxing gym. But what makes it unique is that it is owned and run by a woman. The MBC coaching team Mischa and Ibrahim and Qamil Balla run these sessions for people who want to spar and compete in amateur, or Olympic style, boxing.
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Boxing Central is a place where old school style meets the brave new world. Based in Footscray, with the city of Melbourne and docks on its doorstep, the gym has the gritty atmosphere of traditional boxing gyms but with a contemporary feel that welcomes all-comers, women especially. Men are a big part of this sport and always will be however, it is the sport that has pride of place at Boxing Central.
Members have access to the gym for general use between 4:30pm-8:00pm weekdays, 9:00am-12:30pm Saturdays and 9:30am-10:15am Sundays. These classes are non-contact sessions that will suit everyone from beginners to the more experienced. You'll be skipping, running, jumping and punching your way through set drills that include partner work with pads, bag punching and much more.
Book a one on one personal training session with Mischa to hone your skills and boost your fitness. She'll offer a varied, challenging, effective sessions that is also fun and engaging. She can tailor a personal training session to suit your goals, whether that's weight loss, fitness, strength or the nitty gritty of technique or just stress relief.
Mischa Merz, is a former Australian national boxing champion and US Golden Gloves masters champion and Ringisde world masters champion. She has been at the forefront of the growing international women's boxing scene for 20 years and knows the sport inside out. She has written two critically acclaimed memoirs about her experiences and as a journalist has written extensively about boxing for newspapers and magazines.
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Kate OfEarth
Nov 25, 2021
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Soso La
Sep 20, 2021
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Skip the fad boxing fitness gyms, with all their fancy stuff and celebrity fights, and come here. It's one of the last real boxing gyms in the city, lead by Australian champion Mischa Merz. The gym has cultivated an encouraging community, so you don't need to know anything about boxing to attend. Also runs fighters classes for the pros and PT. Awesome place.
Daniel Page
Mar 08, 2021
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Ashley Richabelle
Nov 09, 2020
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H. Shah
Jul 25, 2020
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Mischa no longer wished to train me despite me telling her at the start I was only interested in getting fit & using her services as a PT. I was never keen on becoming a boxer, she had agreed and taken pre-payment. Halfway through she decided I wasn’t fit enough or motivated enough to work with... pretty judgemental & disappointing considering she isn’t really a personality one can get along with either. Turned out I had severe, underlying medical condition... I wasn’t lazy.
Peter Dickinson
Jan 24, 2019
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Tessa Ayson
Jul 06, 2018
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Ryan Buckle
Aug 27, 2015
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M. N. Z.
Jun 02, 2015
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