Boxing
From the beginners' six-week course to sparring club for members. Pad work, bag work and technique drilled by coaches who've cornered real fights.
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Boxing & Strength · Bethnal Green E2
Train like
Train like
it matters.
A heritage boxing and strength members' club in East London. No mirrors-and-selfies nonsense — just real coaching, a proper ring, heavy iron and a community that's trained under these railway arches since 1947.
Three generations. One gym. Round one starts when you do.
England Boxing registered
REPs / CIMSPA coaches
First-aid certified
Fully insured
Ways to train
Step through the ropes
Whether you've never thrown a punch or you're prepping for your first bout, there's a place for you here. Coached sessions, open-gym strength work and proper boxing — all under one roof.
Strength
A fully-kitted iron room — platforms, racks, bars and bells. Lift on your own or join the strength & conditioning class and get coached through it.
See sessions →1-to-1 Coaching
Private sessions tailored to you — technique, fitness or fight prep. Honest feedback, a plan that progresses, and a coach in your corner.
See sessions →Fight Camps
The white-collar training camp takes you from first jab to fight night over eight weeks. The youth academy builds the next generation, properly.
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By the numbers
A club with a record
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Years on the same Bethnal Green site, since 1947
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Active members training across boxing & strength
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Coached classes on the timetable every week
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Amateur titles won by Ironside fighters
The Ironside difference
No fads. Just the work.
There are flashier gyms in London. None of them have what we have: 78 years of knowing exactly how to make someone fitter, stronger and harder to knock over. We don't sell transformations — we coach them, one honest round at a time.
Competition ring
Heavy iron room
12 heavy bags
Coached, not crowded
From the members
The people who train here
★★★★★
"I walked in unfit and terrified and the beginners' course turned me into someone who actually spars now. No ego, no judgement — just brilliant coaching and a room full of people who want you to do well."
★★★★★
"My strength has gone through the roof since joining the S&C class. The coaches actually watch your lifts and fix them. It's the first gym I've stuck with longer than three months in my life."
★★★★★
"Did the white-collar fight camp for charity and it was the hardest, best eight weeks of my life. Stepped into the ring at York Hall and the whole gym was in my corner. Ironside is family now."
Seconds out
Your first round is on us
Book a free trial session and gym tour. Meet the coaches, hit the bags, see if Ironside is your kind of gym. We think it will be.