Mr Gaucas said the original club “saved him” when he started training there at the age of 12.
“I couldn’t read or write and went there for something to do.”
The 44-year-old said the coaches “put their arm round me and put me on the right path away from crime”.
“I don’t know what would have happened to me if if wasn’t for them,” he added.
Former professional boxer Danny Randall will be the lead boxing coach when the club opens.
“It is a deprived area and there is nothing here for kids to do.
“The estate is desperate for a boxing club and it is so sad the building is being vandalised.”
He said a recent summer boxing camp they did in the grounds of the building proved very successful, with 60 youngsters taking part.
The 39-year-old, who started out at Louvolite Gym in Hyde, where Ricky Hatton trained, and goes into schools and mentor youngsters who need alternative educational provision and special educational needs, said the impact of boxing on youngsters cannot be underestimated.
As well as the obvious fitness and mental health benefits, boxing can help develop a host of skills such as discipline and boost confidence, he said.