Amir Khan, Joe Egan, Barry McGuigan and Mat from The Arctic Monkeys all support our Boxing against Bullying Campaign.
Charity Boxing Show 29th May 09
Sheffield Boxing Centre's Trip to France
Clinton Woods sparring in Sheffield before his fight with Elvir Muruqi
Sheffield Boxing Centre on TV 'Losing It Griff Rhys Jones On Anger'
Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders filmed in the Gym for
the LateNightTales series, watch the clip!
Sheffield Boxing Centre is run by the former Lightweight Boxer - Glyn Rhodes.
Read Glyn's biography:
I was born in Sheffield in Attercliffe on Newhall Road, I moved to Firth Park and spent my early days at
Huckalow Road infant/junior school. I was an only child and lived with my grandparents.
At 11 years old I moved to Firth Park secondry school and looking back people will tell you and I must
admit it myself that I wasn't a very nice person as a kid.
I'm not proud to say it now but I caused a few people and my teachers nightmares. I left school at 16 with no
qualifications or nothing and was unemployed straight away.
The best move I ever made was walking in to Brendan Ingles gym at 16 years old
and there I stayed until I was 33 years old.
I had about 30 amateur fights didn't win much in the amateurs and turned pro at 19 with Brendan as my manager/trainer.
I went on to have 65 professional fights and if you look at my record you can see that I boxed all over the place.
France twice, Italy twice, Ireland twice, Portugal and Switzerland. I never won abroad but I got a chance to travel
to places I would never have gone if I had stayed hanging around the street corners getting in trouble with my mates.
Through boxing, I also got a chance to meet people I would never have had the chance to meet.
I retired in 1993 and have never looked back since.
I got my trainers license in 1994, then my managers license and eventually my promotors license.
I've been lucky enough to have trained kids who have boxed for area titles. The first kid I trained for
a British title was Richie Wenton from Liverpool. I also travelled to Italy with Richie to fight for the
European title, then to Atlantic city to fight for the world title against the great Marco Antonio Barrera.
Along the way I've also trained many more great kids, but the most professional kid I ever trained was Herol "Bomber"
Graham. I'm the same age as Herol and spent many years in Brendan's gym with Herol (I almost put, trained with Herol but,
everyone who knows me knows I never trained, I was a mug) also boxing on the undercard to probably the greatest fighter from
England never to win a world title.
Herol's last fight was for the I.B.F world title against Charlse Brewer this fight took
place in Atlantic city on the undercard to Lennox Lewis vs Shannon Briggs for the W.B.C Heavyweight title and for me it was a
great opportunity to be in the same gym as Lennox Lewis and Manny Steward in Miami.
I've been at my Burton Street premises for 13 years and have had some great times here, it's the home of the
hit movie "The Full- Monty" (Burton Street School, Sheffield). We have had so many great people come to the gym
from H.R.H Prince Charles to famous footballers, but best of all, some great old boxers like Jake Lamotta.
One of the best was "Hands of Stone", Roberto Duran who climbed into the ring and taught some of our young kids how
to do it - those are great pictures.
At the moment, we have a great amateur team of boxers.
AMATEUR TRAINERS:
Steve Bailey
Lee Casey
PROFESSIONAL TRAINERS:
Glyn Rhodes
Mat Mowatt
Les Thomlinson
Steve Sidebottom
GYM MANAGER:
Mick King
The pro's are looked after by ex pro Mat Mowatt, Les Thomlinson, Steve Sidebottom and myself.
I hope to be involved in boxing for many more years and only have good things to say about boxing.
Sugar Ray Leonard & Glyn
Jake La Motta & Glyn Rhodes
Royce Gracie from UFC and Glyn
Lee 'Brown Sugar' Edwards (New British Masters Light Middleweight) with Michael Gomez
Debbie, Albert Timen and Major Avi Nardia from the Israeli Special Forces, Glyn and Craig
Mat Mowatt and Glyn at Sheffield Boxing Centre
Sean Bean & Glyn
Mat and kids winner
Roberto Duran & Glyn
Glyn & Mat Mowatt teaching kids
