We held a charity class on July 16th 2022 for Contender Judy Shih’s charity of choice: The BCSPCA. The BCSPCA is the only animal welfare organization in B.C. They work to rescue, rehabilitate and care for all kinds of animals. Judy’s love for animals extends both personally and professio...

We held our first charity class on March 12th 2022 for Contender Ryan Lee’s charity of choice: The Dugout Drop-in. Ryan is the vice chair of the charity and helps to aid in the area of budgeting. The Dug Out Drop-In is based in the Vancouver Eastside, and works to support the homeless by provi...

June’s Contender of the Month is Chanel Chow. Chanel is a highly accomplished athlete, and has been boxing with Contenders for 2 years now. Chanel has quite the athletic resume having practiced competitive swimming, floor hockey, and having played woman’s top division soccer. Her last jo...

May’s Contender of the Month is Pete Maloff. Pete is a long time Contender and has been a regular at the gym now since 2007. Read on to see our Q and A with him below, and watch a video of him honing his skills. Q: What do you enjoy doing besides boxing? A: Resting (and riding my bike) Q: How...

Our April 2022 Contender of the month is Bowen Xue. Bowen has avidly been coming to the gym for the past year, and has continuously added hours to his boxing training in which he frequents 2 to 3 classes per visit. His hard work has definitely paid off, with him not only receiving the title of Conte...

Our March 2022 Contender of the month is Judy Shih. Judy has been coming to Contenders for 15 years and has been a consistent member in our lunch time classes. She’s also a proud dog spa owner and avid traveler. Check out our Q and A with her below. Q: What do you enjoy doing besides boxing? A...