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Free Boxing and Muay Thai fight camp, London

8 weeks.
One fight night.

Eight weeks of free Boxing or Muay Thai training. Two coached sessions a week, optional Strength & Conditioning, and a clear path from your first session to fight night. No experience needed. Anyone can take part.

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The whole fight camp together in the ring at Gymbox
The camp
Two fighters training boxing in the ring at Gymbox
Boxing
Two Muay Thai fighters in gloves and Thai shorts by the ring at Gymbox
Muay Thai
A fighter in pink shorts celebrating in the ring on fight night
Fight night
  1. W1Foundations
  2. W2Attack and defence
  3. W3Distance and reactions
  4. W4Under pressure
  5. W5Ring craft
  6. W6Fight simulation
  7. W7Sharpening
  8. W8Fight week
  9. ThenFight night
CoachingFree
Sessions2 x 60 minutes a week, plus optional Strength & Conditioning
WhereGymbox Victoria and Farringdon
ExperienceNone needed

The road to
fight night

Nothing to pay and nothing to decide until you've heard everything.

  1. Sign upTwo minutes online.Join the camp →
  2. Intro meetingMeet the team, hear how it all works and ask anything.
  3. Register for campRegistration opens by email after the meeting. A £100 Fight Camp Deposit, paid when you register, secures your place.
  4. Eight weeks of campTwo free 60-minute sessions a week, plus an optional Strength & Conditioning session, built around the programme below.
  5. Fight nightA night you’ll never forget, with your people ringside.

What you
get out of it

Eight weeks that change more than your fitness.

Friends for life.

And a few business cards. Eight weeks of training, sparring and fight night alongside like-minded people from every corner of London: bankers, nurses, founders and first-timers. Plenty of fighters leave camp with a new group chat and a new network.

Pick your
sport

Same eight weeks, same coaching standard, same fight night. Every session is 60 minutes. Times can change between camps.

Two men practising kicks on the pads in a Muay Thai class
The ring and heavy bags at Gymbox Farringdon
Gymbox Farringdon

Also called Thai Boxing

Muay Thai

Punches, kicks and knees. No elbows, and no knees to the head.

What you’ll learn
  • Everything in the boxing programme
  • Teep and round kick, then punch-kick combinations
  • Checking kicks and using the teep for range
  • Clinch entries and knees, one grab and knee in the clinch
Monday18:00
Wednesday19:00
Gymbox Farringdon12A Leather Lane, London EC1N 7SSChancery Lane, Farringdon or City ThameslinkOpen in Google Maps →Farringdon gym guide →About Muay Thai →
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Both sports

Saturday 13:30Strength & Conditioning, optional. Gymbox Victoria, studio side.

Weeks 5 and 6

Team sparring

Everyone comes together in London to spar, in full protective kit.

Gymbox

Discounted membership

Fight camp fighters get discounted Gymbox membership while they train with us.

Outside London?

Train near home

Can't make these times, or live outside London? Train with your own coach, then join us in London for team sparring and fight night. See the outside coach terms.

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The programme

Every fighter follows the same eight weeks. Muay Thai adds kicks, knees and clinch work on top.

  1. Assessment, stance, guard and footwork. Jab and cross. Basic defence.Muay Thai Teep and round kick
  2. Hook and first combinations. Blocking, parrying and head movement.Muay Thai Punch-kick combinations
  3. Controlling range, entries and exits, counters. First controlled sparring.Muay Thai Teep for range, checking kicks
  4. Defence into counter, ring position, corner escapes. Matchmaking begins.Muay Thai Clinch entries and knees
  5. Ring control, pacing three 2-minute rounds, simple tactics. Team sparring.Muay Thai Kick and knee combinations
  6. Spar your proposed opponent in simulated bouts. Corner work. Matches signed off.Muay Thai Clinch under fight rules
  7. Your fight plan, best combinations, technical sparring only. The fight card drops.Muay Thai Best kick and clinch set-ups
  8. Light pads and movement, weigh-in and team briefing. Then fight night.Fight night

Matched fairly

Paired on age, weight and experience, with no more than 5kg between you. 96% of fighters spar their opponent before fight night.

Your team

Professional coaches, with mindset and support from your first session to the ring walk.

Phil, head Muay Thai coach, arms folded in the gym
Head Muay Thai CoachPhil@philiptieu
Junior, fight camp manager, throwing a jab in red gloves in the ring
Fight camp managerJunior@ndonunzejr
Jacob, head boxing coach, coaching a session in the ring
Head Boxing CoachJacob@jacob.wells75

Tale of
the tape

The camp is free, funded entirely by ticket sales. The whole deal, up front, so there are no surprises in week 4.

You get

Coaching£0
Sessions2 x 60 minutes a week, 8 weeks
Optional extraStrength & Conditioning, Saturdays 13:30
GymboxDiscounted membership
The fightA real bout, matched opponent
The nightThe Emerald Ball (March) or Backyard Bouts (July)
AfterProfessional fight photos and footage

You commit

Fight Camp Deposit
£100, back after fight night
Tickets by week 310
Tickets by fight night15
Raise for charity£50 minimum
Your kitGloves, wraps, head guard, gum shield, shin and groin guards
Age18+ by fight night

Your Fight Camp Deposit comes back within 5 working days of fight night when you've fought and hit both ticket targets. Full terms in our fighter terms.

Your kit

Bring your own from week 1 for training and sparring. On fight night you'll use your own kit if our team checks it's safe. If it isn't, we provide gloves.

  • Gloves and wraps16oz, or 14oz if you're under 55kg
  • Head guardOpen face or cheek protectors are fine. Full-face head guards aren't allowed on fight night.
  • Gum shieldTo protect those pearly whites. We recommend wearing it throughout camp so you get used to breathing with it in.
  • Shin guards (Muay Thai only)Padded from knee to instep, so shins meet padding, not bone.
  • Groin guardNon-negotiable. Your future self will thank you.

Week 1
starts here.

Sign up in two minutes and we'll invite you to the intro meeting on Wednesday 13 January at Gymbox Victoria.

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