Pride Boxing 2023 - Fighter Sign up Page

Pride Boxing 2023

Welcome back to PRIDE BOXING!!

This is your opportunity to join us and take part in PRIDE BOXING 2023!

We are back with a fantastic LGBTQ+ White Collar boxing event. This is an official Pride in London event which culminates in a glamorous evening on the 29th June showcasing all of our LGBTQ+ fighters at the world famous venue The Clapham Grand!

Our fight camp welcomes all people across the LGBTQ+ spectrum. We want everyone to have the opportunity to train and fight in our safe, welcoming and inclusive space. We make sure that everyone who wants to take part feels welcome and can take part regardless of your gender, sexuality, fitness level or experience - come and have a go!

We pride ourselves on making sure that you can train and compete with likeminded people throughout our camp. Our matching process ensures that you will be matched with an appropriate opponent usually based on weight, experience & skill.

You’ll have the opportunity to fundraise and support Pride in London and get to join us as we march as part of the Pride in London parade on the 1st July.

Pride Boxing has been constantly delivering the UKs best LGBTQ+ White collar competitive boxing experience since 2016. Our organisation is run by industry experts and LGBTQ+ people who, between them, are professional fighters, world champions and coaches to world champions. All of the team have pulled on gloves and been in the ring themselves at some stage.

What is Fight camp?

You will join our 10 week fight camp led by Jon Durrant and his coaching team. We accept all levels of ability so no worries if you haven't done any exercise for ages or you’re a regular at the gym, our coaches have developed and deliver a camp that works for all levels of experience. We don't separate training into binary genders so don't worry about that either, you can truly be yourself in our fight camp.

You don't need to be fit to start but you do have to start to get fit!

Expect :

- Introduction to boxing,

- Basic Punches

- Basic Defence

- Footwork

- Pad drills / combinations

- Advanced defence

- Sparring sessions (including 4 mandatory sessions)

- Fight Prep

You will learn all the fundamental steps on your road to the ring.

Our Camp consists of

- 18 Core sessions at The Jon Durrant Training Studio, Victoria (we expect each fighter to attend a minimum of half of these sessions)

- 4 of the sessions are Mandatory ‘must attend’ sparring sessions.

- 1 White collar fight against an equally matched opponent.

(We have the above minimum attendance requirements to maintain our safety standards and ensure that you and your opponent are safely prepared to fight)

What equipment do I need to take part ?

Those that sign up for Pride Boxing will get a 10% discount from our Equipment Partner REVGEAR - You can take a look at their kit here - https://revgeareurope.co.uk/

Everyone that takes part in our fight camps will need the following;

• Open Face headguard (expect to spend £25 and upwards)

• Wraps (Expect to spend £7 and upwards)

• Gum Shield (Expect to spend £5 and upwards)

• Groin Guard and or Chest guard (optional)

• 16oz Boxing Gloves (We recommend Revgear Gloves, you will be able to train and fight in these gloves which are the official Pride Boxing Gloves)

You can reasonably get kitted out for under £100. With Gum Shields, head guards and gloves we recommend you buy the best that you can afford.

Is there a Cost?

We want to make sure this experience is accessible to all so your entire fight camp is free!!

We ask that by signing up you agree to sell a minimum of 10 tickets to your fight (this covers the cost of the show) and Raise £50 for Pride In London through a dedicated fundraising page that you create before you start training.

When and Where is it ?

Our Fight camp takes place at

The Jon Durrant Training Studio, Queen Mother Sport Centre, Victoria. SW1V 1EL

Training times

Training start date - Monday 24th April

Monday and Wednesday 8pm - 1 Hour sessions

Fight Night

The Pride Boxing 2023 Fight Night will take place on Thursday 29th June 2023 at The Clapham Grand.

OK I'm in, what are my next steps ?

1. Complete the sign up on Fatsoma

2. You’ll receive an email confirming you have a space and asking you to complete our online disclaimer and upload a recent photo of yourself that will be used for your fighter profile and our admin purposes.

3. Set up your Just Giving fundraising page and connect to our team page. (instructions will be sent in confirmation email)

4. Attend our fight camp where you must meet a minimum of 50% attendance and that must include 4 mandatory sparring sessions. You will be asked to use our QR code register for every session that you attend. (The minimum attendance is so that we can ensure that all sparring and fights have been properly and safely prepared for, dates for the mandatory sessions will be found in your confirmation email)

5. Fundraise and sell your tickets! You can start your fundraising as soon as you have created the page and we urge you to get started with this as soon as you can. Tickets will go on sale the day after the first training session, you can then start selling paper tickets and online tickets and tables.

What if I have fought with Pride Boxing or the sibling brands (Fight4Grenfell, The Big Fight UK, Industry Boxing) before?

Well that's great!

For our previous competitors and more advanced boxers this event is the eliminator for Pride Boxing titles on our Championship show later this year! More news on that coming soon!