Times Amateur Boxing Club and TKO GYM Tenerife

Founded in 1927, the Times Amateur Boxing Club has been at the centre of the local Kings Cross community and wider Islington and Camden folklore since establishing itself in the area in 1958, with a membership in excess of 300 people (ages 8 - adult). Throughout this period the club has earned a strong reputation for helping young people in the area achieve personal and public success, including a number of noted champions. The main focus of the club remains to support young people of all backgrounds and sporting standards to gain fitness, confidence and self-discipline through sport and to help them achieve their full potential.

“Times boxing club was the first amateur club to stay at the TKO gym in Tenerife. The first visit was back in Sept 2005 where twenty two boxers and three coaches were given the chance to sample the five star facilities what would usually only be on offer to professional boxers. On the day of arrival we were met at the airport by the owner Jimmie Yellop, we were picked up and driven to the accommodation, first impression was unbelievable some of the kids said they felt like royalty, each morning we were woken at 7.00am by our host Jimmie either singing at the top of his voice or banging a saucepan with a wooden spoon. once ready off on our morning run, every day the runs are different from steep hills to beach runs with added breathtaking scenery. and not forgetting mount Teide, each run would normally take 1 hour then back to the gym, time to relax round the swimming pool or in the 8 berth Jacuzzi, mid afternoon we would have sparing and around 6pm another session this time skipping, pads, sit ups and general circuit training. what we found with this trip was how the boxers bonded with each other, and the friendship increased by 100% .every one enjoyed it so much we are on our fifth trip there this September 2008.   Times amateur boxing club would like to say a big thank you to Jimmie Yellop for giving us the opportunity to train at his gym .”