Join the 200 Club

More than a boxing club

For more than five decades, Islington Boxing Club has helped people of all ages and backgrounds change their lives through boxing, health and fitness.

The Club is an important support system for the local community. We keep young people off the streets and away from trouble, and help people improve their confidence, physical fitness and mental health.

We develop national champions — hundreds over the years and another five in 2025 — and give talented young boxers the opportunity to compete at the highest level.

With more than 3,000 members, ranging from five to over 70 years old, we are a community and are here for the community.

For one person, fulfilling their potential might mean losing weight or rebuilding confidence. For another, it could mean finding discipline and direction at a difficult time. For a talented young boxer, it could mean becoming a national champion or one day representing Great Britain at the Olympic Games.

Everyone deserves the chance to fulfil their potential.

Boxing without financial barriers

Talent, commitment and hard work should determine progress.

Some of the most talented young boxers in our community come from disadvantaged backgrounds. We do not believe that an inability to pay should prevent anyone from entering the gym, developing their talent or achieving their ambitions.

At most clubs, a new boxer would normally need to spend approximately £100 on good-quality gloves, £100 on a headguard and £50 on a groin guard. At Islington, they do not have to.

The Club provides essential training equipment, including around 100 pairs of gloves and a similar amount of headguards, pads and protective equipment. All a new boxer needs to purchase is a gumshield and hand wraps, which we sell together for less than £15.

Where someone cannot afford the regular cost of training, we also try to subsidise their membership fees.

When one of our boxers reaches a national finals weekend, the Club pays for travel, food and two nights’ accommodation. We also provide all the competition kit they require. None of our boxers miss out on opportunities due to financial costs.

A club for everyone

Islington Boxing Club welcomes people of all faiths, backgrounds, ethnicities and abilities. We pride ourselves on bringing people from all sectors of the community together.

The Club has one of the largest female memberships in the country and a significant proportion of disabled members.

Our inclusive work was featured in Channel 4’s Equal Play documentary in August 2024, which recognised the Club’s positive culture and support for disabled participants.

Whether someone wants to compete, improve their health or simply become part of a supportive community, there is a place for them at Islington Boxing Club.

We cannot do it alone

Providing all these opportunities comes at a considerable cost.

After more than ten years of heavy use, all the boxing punch bags in our gym have just been replaced at a cost of more than £32,000, which has left us very low on available funds.

We must also maintain and meet the running costs of two minibuses so our boxers can travel safely to bouts and tournaments throughout the country, as well as funding continual repairs to our ageing building, including a very leaky roof.

Islington Boxing Club is a registered charity, Charity No. 1146888. Our revenue comes from membership fees, small sponsorship revenues, coaching classes, club-organised one-to-one training sessions and a small number of annual fundraising events.

That is why we are launching the 200 Club.

What you receive as a sponsor

We want our 200 Club sponsors to feel part of the Club and see the people and activities their contributions support.

Join us at the boxing

Complimentary invitations to our local amateur boxing shows, normally held at Haverstock School in Chalk Farm on Sunday afternoons.

Celebrate our boxers

An invitation to our annual Boxers’ Awards Reception at Islington Boxing Club, where we celebrate our boxers’ achievements and thank those who support them.

Wear your support

A complimentary Islington Boxing Club hoodie, in available stock colours, to collect from the Club.

Recognition, if you wish

Your name included on our website and in a digital supporters’ graphic, updated every two months and published online as a sponsor of our boxing shows, if you are happy to be publicly acknowledged.

Most importantly, you become part of the team behind Islington Boxing Club, helping us remove financial barriers, support our community and give the next generation the opportunity to fulfil its potential.