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Repton Boxing Club
Repton Boxing Club is a boxing club in Bethnal Green, east London, England. The club grew out of Repton Boys Club, which was founded by Repton School, a public school in Derbyshire. Repton Boys Club was set up by the school to help underprivileged young men in east London. The club is located at 116 Cheshire St, Bethnal Green, London E2 6EG. The club has produced many notable alumni, including world champions and Olympic gold medallists. Notable ex-members include John H. Stracey, Audley Harrison and Maurice Hope. History of the Club The club has been called Britain’s oldest boxing gym and is housed in a corner of a former Victorian Bath House on Cheshire Street, Bethnal Green. Repton Boxing Club was established by Repton School in 1884 and operated as part youth club, part boxing club. Repton School ceased its involvement in 1971 and the club became solely dedicated to boxing. Kray twins, Ronald and Reginald Kray, the notorious gangster twins, trained at the club and made d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing
Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as boxing glove, protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing Punch (combat), punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to western boxing, in which only fists are involved, it has developed in different ways in different geographical areas and cultures of the World. In global terms, "boxing" today is also a set of combat sports focused on Strike (attack), striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions, such as kicks, Elbow (strike), elbow strikes, Knee (strike), knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of these variants are the bare-knuckle boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, Lethwei, savate, and Sanda (sport), sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
