By James Bovington
‘Active Leeds’ funding is providing a further opportunity for local young people to enjoy a boxing taster session with West Leeds professional boxer Joshua Wisher free of charge at his Armley gym on Thursday, 15 February.
Wisher is one of Yorkshire’s rising boxing prospects and should have his fifth professional bout shortly.
The 15 February session is aimed at children aged 11 through 16 and takes place at 11am. Wisher is a fully qualified boxing trainer with England Boxing and is manager of The Ministry of Boxing, which he opened in Armley 18 months ago.
“I’m delighted to have been given a further opportunity to share some basic boxing technique with even more young people from our local area,” said Wisher, 25. ”Hopefully quite a few will come along and give it a go. We’ll make them welcome and promise an enjoyable activity for the half term.”
The half-term sessions complement a number of initiatives Wisher is running to combat anti-social behaviour through boxing for Leeds Youth Services and Armley Leisure Centre. Weekly novice boxing sessions are being held at the centre on Thursdays in school terms.
Wisher has also recently started offering boxing training at Dixon’s Unity Academy and plans to do the same after half-term at his former school Green Hill Primary.
Wisher’s gym is located in Electron House on Moorfield Road in Armley adjacent to Charlie Cake Park. The postcode is LS12 3RN. Parents wanting further information should contact James Bovington from the gym (bovingjd01@gmail.com) otherwise it’s just turn up to the session. Pizza and soft drink will be provided.
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