Irish boxing coach and manager John Rooney Jnr. has recruited Terry
Edwards MBE, as Director of Coaching and Boxing Development, for his
new London based boxing and fitness gym - Rooney’s Boxing Gym - close
to the famous landmarks Tower Bridge and HMS Belfast.
Terry, who has insisted that he will still undertake full time
coaching duties, will head up a first class coaching team that
includes John Rooney Jnr., former Gleason’s Gym New York and Supreme
Team Coach Barry Robinson, who is best known as the star of the
Million Boxing Style video series, Ben Day, Karol (Carl) Ozimkowski
and Darren Hamilton.
In addition to coaching Terry will also be developing world class
training programmes for Amateur and Professional boxers as well as
specific courses for White Collar Boxers and those just wishing to use
the pugilistic arts as a way of getting healthier and fitter.
On the announcement of his new position Terry briefly said “After a
period of time to reflect on my future having received numerous offers
from different organisations and countries I have decided to take up
the offer of John Rooney as the Director of Coaching and Boxing
Development at the London based Rooney’s Boxing Gym.
I look forward with excitement and optimism to the new challenges the
position will provide in the future.
With the combined expertise of John, a well respected and
knowledgeable professional trainer and my expertise in the amateur
field, I am sure we will forge an excellent partnership going forward.
Rooney’s Gym provides excellent facilities and welcomes all in the
boxing fraternity with a friendly atmosphere. Rooney’s Gym can be
counted as the premier boxing gym not only in London but also in the
World.”
Terry Edwards is without doubt British amateur boxing's greatest and
most successful coach of all time. Terry started his stellar England
and Team GB career in 1986 as London region coach, he was promoted to
Senior National coach in 2001, Performance Director in 2005 and in
2007 became Great Britain Head Coach.
Over the years Terry has guided the cream of British professional
boxing, such household names as current Super Middleweight World
Champion Carl 'The Cobra' Froch, undisputed Cruiserweight World
Champion David 'Hayemaker' Haye and Lightweight World Champion Amir
Khan, through their amateur careers.
During his reign as England and Great Britain coach Terry has taken
his illustrious charges to three Olympic games, five World
Championships, five European Championships and three Commonwealth Games.
His first class coaching and leadership skills netted five Olympic
medals, Gold for Audley Harrison (Sydney 2000) and James DeGale
(Beijing 2008), Silver for Amir Khan (Athens 2004) and Bronze for
David Price and Tony Jeffries (Beijing 2008) as well as a World Title
for Frankie Gavin. Terry also guided Bantamweight Luke Campbell to
being Great Britain’s first European Champion last year.
In 2004 Terry was voted UK’s sports coach of the year and four years
later, after masterminding Great Britain's most successful Olympic
Games campaign since 1956, was deservedly awarded the MBE in the New
Years Honours list 2008 for his services to sport. Whilst not quite
the same cachet as being awarded an MBE he also received a special
award from the boxing sports writers in 2008.
John Rooney Jnr., who also manages British Featherweight Champion
Martin Lindsay, spoke briefly of Terry and the new gym before flying
to Bulgaria where he plans to create a state of art Boxing Camp for
Professional, Amateur and White Collar Boxers. “The plan basically is
for the gym to be the main Boxing Gym in London, if not the UK.
We’re really proud that Terry Edwards’ is coming on board as he brings
a wealth of world class coaching experience. He coached the British
team for the last three Olympics and during that time established
himself as the most successful British coach ever. Terry is the best
coach around and Rooney’s will be the best boxing gym because of it.
There’s a real buzz around the gym, everyone seems to like it. It’s
not just the members or staff, Frank Maloney came over to have a look
around, he liked the place and wants to use it, We’ll be doing a lot
of work with Frank.”
Rooney’s Boxing Gym, located on Holyrood Street, London SE1 in the
building that formerly housed Gleason’s Gym London, has been
completely renovated and features two full size boxing rings, a bank
of heavy, reflex and speed bags. It also has a fully equipped weights
room and exercise suite. Not wishing to restrict the facilities to
just boxers the gym also features an MMA, Dance, Yoga and Exercise
room and Mr Rooney is currently in the process of adding a Steam Room,
a Sports Massage Centre and a second Exercise Suite to compliment
the already excellent facilities available.
See you at the Fights.
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