Our Story

WBC (Westside Boxing Club) is more of a club than a business, with a strong focus on community. Everyone is welcome regardless of ability and fitness. If you want to train hard and have fun doing it, this is a session for you!

WBC was formed during the recent Australian bushfires, where an incidental post was made on a local community page by founder Shane asking if people wanted to kickstart their New Year fitness goals and raise money for the bushfire relief. Lots of fantastic community members came on board and we were able to raise a whole bunch of money for the Salvos and Red Cross. After that event, we wanted to keep going and so WBC was formed!

There are three major ideals of WBC:

Cost:

Sessions should be cheap so that you can enjoy other things in life. There are so many other good fitness options in the area, whether that be a social sport, climbing, combat, HIIT (go fitstop!) or just lifting weights at the gym. I wanted people to be able to enjoy their normal workout and be able to spice things up by doing something different without huge financial pressure. But most importantly, just because the sessions are cheap means the quality should be any less than top tier. If you're not getting the best workout possible, whack Shane in the head with one of his gloves.

Fun:

I'm a firm believer that the more you enjoy your training, the more you will be disciplined to get out of bed on those cold mornings and make it to training when you have zero motivation. Sharing a laugh during the session helps to keep relaxed and keep working through the activities in an enjoyable way.

Welcoming:

Everyone is welcome regardless of ability. When I worked in a boxing gym, I found I was most inspired by the people who were new and returning to fitness after some time off, because they were willing to put themselves out there and try something new and give it their best shot. Even if their punches weren't the strongest they were still giving it all and to me, that is inspiring. On the other end of the scale, it's also inspiring to see those who have been training consistently give it a good crack and show their skills.