A Keighley boxing gym has launched an online fundraising appeal to buy new equipment and improve training for everyone from beginners to experienced fighters.<\/p>\n
Switch Hitters, based at Keighley Business Centre, is aiming to raise \u00a33,500 through a JustGiving campaign for upgrades and new equipment.<\/p>\n
Jonny Greenwood, who runs the gym, said: “We’re aiming to raise \u00a33,500 for upgrades and new equipment at the gym, which will make coaching and training better for all that use our club.”<\/p>\n
“We’re doing big things at Switch Hitters, making a name for ourselves on the Yorkshire boxing scene and looking forward to our third home show in the autumn.”<\/p>\n
The club serves children, teenagers, and adults, welcoming people of all ages and experience levels.<\/p>\n
Sixteen-year-old Kian Collins, who has trained at Switch Hitters for a year, said the club has made a big impact on his life.<\/p>\n
Mr Collins said: “Training at Switch Hitters has helped me make major progress with my boxing.<\/p>\n
“The coaches are brilliant and always help us improve.<\/p>\n
“The club has helped me become more confident, fitter and more disciplined, and I\u2019m proud to represent them.”<\/p>\n
His father, Darren, said the environment has been as valuable as the training.<\/p>\n
Mr Collins said: “Kian\u2019s confidence, fitness and boxing skills have improved enormously at this club, and he looks forward to every training session.<\/p>\n
“My son is part of a supportive community that encourages every boxer to do their best.”<\/p>\n
Jonny Greenwood, 33, has been involved in the sport since the age of 13 and coaches throughout the day until late evening.<\/p>\n
Mr Greenwood said: “Our gym has 60 attending group and individual sessions weekly, meaning that the extra equipment is vital.<\/p>\n
“We\u2019re hoping that local people and businesses view donations as an investment not just in a community boxing club but also in local young people.”<\/p>\n
The club is exploring tax-deductible sponsorship packages for businesses and is open to ideas for how boxers could contribute toward raising funds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Keighley boxing gym has launched an online fundraising appeal to buy new equipment and improve training for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":778977,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,24101,49,48,275964,113689,275966,275967,275965,82,275963],"class_list":["post-778976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-boxing-scene","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fundraising-appeal","tag-jonny-greenwood","tag-justgiving","tag-kian-collins","tag-mr-collins","tag-sports","tag-switch-hitters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=778976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/778977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=778976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=778976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=778976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}