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Rooney’s Boxing Gym



For Immediate Release


London, UK - 23rd July 2009


Former Team GB Head Coach Terry Edwards MBE Takes Up Post At Rooney’s Boxing Gym In London.


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 still undertakes coaching duties as often as possible, will be responsible for developing world class training programmes not just for amateur and professional boxers but also White Collar Boxers and those just wishing to use the pugilistic arts as a way of getting healthier and fitter.

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.

Terry will take up his post and head up a first class coaching team in two weeks time after he returns from Ghana, where he will be overseeing a coaching regime for the National team, that includes his longtime friend and Team GB number two Dave Pocknell, 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.

A clearly proud John Rooney Jnr., who 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.

www.rooneysgym.com


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PHOTO
Terry Edwards MBE with British Super Bantamweight Marianne ‘Golden Girl’ Marston - who he has been coaching at Rooney’s Boxing Gym for her upcoming fight in Philadelphia.


PHOTO CREDIT
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PHOTO LIBRARY

We have a substantial photo library - facilities, coaches, training sessions, sparring matches held at the gym etc - should further unpublished photographs be required. Please contact Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro on (UK) +44 (0) 7960 850 645 or e.mail Rio@justlisten2this.com

FURTHER INFORMATION/INTERVIEW REQUESTS
For further information or interviews with John Rooney Jnr, Terry Edwards MBE, Barry Robinson, Bruce ‘Lionheart’ Scott or Marianne ‘Golden Girl’ Marston please contact:

Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro
Publicity and Promotions
Rooney’s Boxing Gym

Tel: (UK) 07960 850 645
Tel: (USA) 1 215 459 5060
E.Mail: rio@justlisten2this.com