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Since 1979 MVC Boxing has provided boxing and general fitness training to school groups, community groups, sporting organizations and the general public. Being a NOT-FOR-PROFIT community group, all incoming money and donations are used to keep the gym fully operational (e.g. OUR MISSION
To present boxing in a positive environment that promotes the development of ethical and moral social attitudes, utilising commitment and discipline whilst encouraging a sense of self-worth. OUR AIM
Get back to the basics and instil values and moral principals that benefit our community, beginning at the core of people's interest and the boxing environment. To encourage achievement of personal goals and accountability, with recognition and support. All Ages
No experience required - you will learn basic striking techniques whilst developing balance, coordination, rhythm, speed and power. All Bodies
The best and only authentic full-body workout that changes your body, clears your mind and completely engages your spirit. All Abilites
MVC Boxing run group sessions for many disabilities including our 'POP Boxing' specialised for individuals with Parkinson's Disease symptoms. JOIN OUR COMMUNITY
Our experienced trainers don’t intimidate, but inspire you to become the champion of your life. Choose Private Training or Group Training to take your fitness to the next level and accelerate your results. We have free weights plus cardio equipment for those looking for a more traditional personal training experience. MVC Boxing classes have strict rules and regulations for both inside and outside the gymnasium environment, with every participant learning the importance of conducting themselves in a positive and disciplined manner.

23/10/2026

THE RETURN 2026. 🥊
LOOK BACK. LOOK FORWARD. LOOK UP.

101.29 KILOMETRES.
3,188 METRES CLIMBED.
72 HOURS WITHOUT FOOD.

Three days. Eight souls. One JOURNEY.
Through Winding trails and Mountain RAIN,
Through Hunger, Hills and Aching PAIN.
With Empty stomachs and Weary FEET,
We kept on walking, refusing DEFEAT.
In a World that Worships COMFORT,
And Convenience rules the DAY,
We’ve been taught to Fear DISCOMFORT
And seek the easiest WAY.

But we AUSSIES were built for MORE
Than the limits we’ve learned to BELIEVE.
ABANDON COMFORT. Discover what YOU can ACHIEVE.
No Shortcuts or Easy ROAD.
One more Hill with Heavy LOAD.
Hunger Growled for us to YIELD,
But We found the Strength that Comfort CONCEALED.

Eight souls, each with battles of their OWN,
One shared PURPOSE, one road UNKNOWN.
When one grew weary, another led the WAY;
Together, We faced another DAY.

At MVC, we do MORE THAN BOXING.
Boxing is the FIRE that lights our WAY;
Lifting lives is why we’re HERE each DAY.
To STAND when life knocks us DOWN.
To RISE when it’s easier to CRAWL.
To keep moving when we’ve given our ALL.

When weary legs had little left to GIVE,
We found the Kindness that reminds us how to LIVE.
At St Michael’s, Jenny, Yo, Barbara and Wendy gave us Prayer and REFLECTION.
At Kadampa, Chowang, Daisy, Lye Siang and their team offered meditation and CONNECTION.
Different traditions. One shared HUMANITY.
Strangers who Welcomed us, like FAMILY.

LOOK BACK. At the ground we’ve COVERED.
LOOK FORWARD. At the strength still UNDISCOVERED.
LOOK UP. When the climb seems too STEEP,
There’s strength beyond the doubts we KEEP.

On Sunday, we RETURNED.
Same doors. Same GROUND.
Not medals. Not GLORY.
But something Greater was FOUND.

We set out to Discover what our bodies could ENDURE,
And RETURNED knowing we’re capable of MORE.
The Greatest Victory isn’t the miles we’ve DONE,
But the Courage we found, when it’s easier to RUN.
And if our footsteps inspire even just ONE
To face their fears, to RISE, to OVERCOME,
Then every aching step, every Battle we’ve WON,
May light the way for a Journey not yet BEGUN.

THE RETURN 2027.
The FIRE lives ON.
Will YOU carry it ALONG?

LIFE IS BETTER WH

22/10/2026

NANDY GURR
70 YEARS YOUNG! 🥊

Still Boxing, Still Smiling.
Still Showing Everyone How It’s Done!

What a SUPERSTAR! 🌟

Nandy isn’t just a valued member of MVC Boxing. She’s a Shining example of everything our Community stands for.

Because at MVC, AGE IS JUST A NUMBER.

Your race, your gender, your background, your ability?
None of it Determines your Worth.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
EVERYONE IS EQUAL.
EVERYONE BELONGS. ❤️

We don’t measure Fighters by how hard they Punch, but by the Courage they carry, the Kindness they show and the Discipline to keep turning up.

And Nandy, at 70, you stand alongside so many of our Wonderful Legends, reminding us all that THE FIGHTING SPIRIT HAS NO EXPIRY DATE! 🥊

MVC : MOST VALUABLE COMMUNITY.

Not because of what we HAVE.

BUT BECAUSE OF WHO WE ARE. ❤️

LIFE IS BETTER WHEN YOU BOX! 🥊

13/10/2026

If you hear THUNDER rolling through Jubilee Park on Wednesday nights, don’t look to the skies.
It’s coming from MVC!

Like every night, there’s Rhythm in the Room and Fire in the Air. But Wednesdays have MELINDA’S Mighty Voice of Motivation Ringing Everywhere!

And these WOMEN? A FORCE to behold!
Full of FIRE, full of HEART, and worth their weight in GOLD!

Different Stories, different Journeys, united every Wednesday night.

They Punch, they Laugh, they find their Flow.
They Lift each other up and watch their Confidence Grow.

Some come for Fitness, some for Fun.
Some to find the Strength they thought was gone.

For 45 glorious minutes, the World outside can wait.

Their Worries grow lighter, their Friendships grow tighter, and every Woman walks out with her SPIRIT a little BRIGHTER.

And word around the Campfire is spreading.
A MEN’S ONLY class may be on the Horizon.
Apparently, the Blokes reckon they can do it BETTER. Whether that’s CONFIDENCE, COURAGE or absolute DELUSION, only time will tell! 😂

WOMEN’S ONLY BOXING
WEDNESDAYS

Come as you are, Bring a Friend, Find your FIRE.

Sometimes the Greatest STRENGTH we carry isn’t our OWN, but the BELIEF we give someone who’s forgotten just how STRONG they are. ❤️

Life Hits Different when you Box. 🥊

12/10/2026

240 KILOMETRES.
ONE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE. 🇦🇺

Some of MVC’s Greatest stories aren’t written inside the Boxing ring, but out in the World by everyday people doing Extraordinary things.

Meet Bev, a longtime MVC boxer who swapped Boxing bags for a backpack and walked the spectacular Larapinta Trail.

We don’t just Box to become Better Boxers.
We Box to live Bigger lives.

Here’s Bev’s story. 🥊❤️

I’m Bev, an MVC boxer from Tuesday nights.
What’s the best thing to do for a winter holiday?
The Larapinta Trail in the NT!

Life got in the way of training with a backpack, but how hard could 240km carrying all your food and gear be?

Turns out, quite hard!

We walked out of Alice Springs on a sunny Sunday. Fifteen kilometres later, shoulders aching, the mid-20s felt pretty hot. At least we found a puddle for a swim!

Day two: sore feet, sore shoulders, and one question: how much of the trail do we actually have to walk to say we’ve done the Larapinta?

By day three we reached Stanley Chasm: coffee, a milkshake, a
hot shower and amazing scenery.

From there it only got better. We climbed ridges, explored gorges, scrambled over rocks, listened to birdsong and swam in freezing waterholes.
Those MVC ice baths must have been good training!

At night we ate dehydrated home-cooked meals; by day, biscuits, cheese, salami and vegetables.

After a week, we climbed a peak and could see all the way back towards Alice Springs and ahead along the range.
It was incredible to realise how far we’d come.

The walk finished with Mount Sonder, a 700-metre ascent.
By then we were fit enough to leave our packs at camp and enjoy the climb and those extraordinary views.

Our group of four met other walkers along the way, sharing camaraderie and a celebratory meal at the finish.

Thank goodness I Box. My base fitness carried me through the hills, and staying on my toes in training helped me balance on uneven rocky ground.

If two weeks is too much, you can walk shorter sections or join a tour and carry only a day pack.

Regardless, it’s so different to life in Melbourne and a great reminder that LIFE IS FOR LIVING ❤️

Congratulations Bev .🙌
Life Hits different when you Box 🥊

05/10/2026

THE LAST SESSION TOGETHER.

Tonight we pushed HARD.
And nobody STEPPED BACK.

The Work is in them now.

Four days remain.
Four days to Stay
SHARP, DISCIPLINED and HUNGRY.

Because Friday morning,
The talking STOPS.

WE WALK.

THE RETURN.

04/10/2026

Some Battles we Choose and Others Choose us.
Some scar the Body, some shake our Soul, and take those we LOVE and leave a space nothing will ever make WHOLE.

For thousands of years, the Wilderness has called us from Comfort. To Fast, to Pray, and to be Tested.
Away from the Crowd, where the Soul speaks LOUD.

This Friday, We Walk.
Through Darkness into Dawn, through the Hunger Growl we carry on.

Women and Men, if you’ve watched from afar, felt something within, wondered where you’d finish if only you’d Begin?

COME.

Registrations close TOMORROW NIGHT.
If you haven’t completed the pre-training,
A FITNESS TEST is required.

Some things can’t be explained.

THEY HAVE TO BE WALKED.

THE RETURN.

02/10/2026

Friday 9:30 started with Boxing.
Then somewhere between the Jab and the Jackson, the 9:30am crew with Bek, found their Funk. 😂🥊

Hands were flying, feet were sliding, hips started moving with absolutely No One guiding. What began as fitness, footwork and fight, somehow turned into Billie Jean before lunchtime. 🕺😂

And that’s how we like it. Sweat with a Smile, Work with a Laugh, throw a few punches and forget you’re even doing the hard stuff.

Because getting Fit doesn’t have to be grim. Find your feet, find your rhythm, throw some leather and Join In.

Good People, Good Energy, Plenty of Sweat.
And occasionally, some seriously Questionable Footwork 😂

So if the treadmill’s getting tired or your gym’s lost its groove, come down to MVC and learn how to Move.

Friday 9:30am MVC Boxing

Come for the Fitness, Stay for the Fun.

And if Billie Jean comes on?
Just Follow Bek. 😂🕺

Life Hits Different When You Box.🥊

01/10/2026

STAND UP. TAKE NOTICE. THIS MATTERS.

TODAY begins MENTAL HEALTH MONTH.

Not every BATTLE flies a Flag. Not every Man will raise a HAND. Some Wars are fought in SILENCE
Behind “I’m fine,” behind the Man carrying EVERYONE, while no one sees the WEIGHT he carries ALONE.
AWARENESS WITHOUT ACTION IS JUST ANOTHER BU****IT SPEECH.
Don’t wait for a Man to FALL. Stand beside him. Keep him TALL.

THIS IS AUSTRALIA. 🇦🇺
AND WE’RE AUSTRALIANS.

We come from Generations who crossed OCEANS, charged BEACHES, crawled through TRENCHES, JUNGLE and MUD.
What endured still runs in our BLOOD.
COURAGE, ENDURANCE, MATESHIP, SACRIFICE.

Not just WORDS.
THE AUSTRALIAN WAY TO LIVE.
When there was WEIGHT, we carried it TOGETHER. When a Mate went under, another took the LOAD.

They fought out THERE for everything they loved back HERE.
Too many NEVER CAME HOME.
But their SPIRIT did.

103,139 names stand on Australia’s Roll of Honour.
Meanwhile, another number rose in SILENCE.
No Battlefield. No Bugle. No Foreign ground.
Just the SLOW BOIL.

Year by Year, Man by Man.
Empty Chair by Empty Chair.
In 2024, 2,529 Australian Men were lost to Su***de.
NEARLY SEVEN MEN, EVERY DAY.

FATHERS, SONS, BROTHERS, PARTNERS, MATES.
Not numbers, NAMES.

One Roll etched in BRONZE.
Another carved into empty chairs and Broken Hearts.
The Battlefield didn’t disappear.
IT MOVED WITHIN.
A Man can have everything he LOVES and still feel ALONE. Carry the WEIGHT. Hide the PAIN. Say “I’M FINE.”
COURAGE isn’t the absence of fear.
Sometimes it’s simply choosing to stay HERE.

“MATE, I NEED YOU.”
MATESHIP answers: “I’M HERE.”
Families don’t need PERFECT MEN.
THEY NEED PRESENT MEN.

Life will HIT us, HURT us, Bring us to our KNEES.
WE GET BACK UP.
When a Mate can’t.
WE GET UNDER THE WEIGHT.

Once, Australians left HOME to Fight.
Too many never RETURNED.
Today, we’re losing Men
Who never even LEFT.

Maybe THE RETURN isn’t going BACK.
Maybe it’s finding your way HOME.
To HEALTH, PURPOSE, FAMILY, MATES.
To your WORD. To YOURSELF.

THAT IS THE RETURN.
3 DAYS: 100 KM -FASTED
Not walking away from LIFE.
WALKING STRAIGHT BACK INTO IT.

If one of us loses his way.
Take his WEIGHT.
Take his HAND.
WE WALK HIM HOME.

The RETURN

19/09/2026

WATCH THIS FIGHT. Forget what we think. Forget the Judges. Watch it with your own eyes. WHAT’S YOUR VERDICT?

Because sometimes in BOXING, just like LIFE, you can do everything RIGHT and still get the WRONG result. Train harder, Sacrifice more, Believe completely and still watch the other hand go up.

That’s BOXING. And THAT’S LIFE.

People disappoint you. Doors close. Roads turn. Some Hits you’ll see coming. SLIP them, CATCH them,
COUNTER them. Others catch you CLEAN.

That’s when Boxing becomes one of Life’s greatest Teachers.

It takes COURAGE to step forward knowing you might get hurt, and CHARACTER to take the knock, wear the shock and decide what happens next.

Some Lessons arrive like a Whisper.
Others like a BIG RIGHT HAND.

TAKE THEM BOTH.

Take the Bumps. Take the Hits. Take the Losses. Take the wrong Turns. But NEVER let them take YOU.

When Life spins you SOUTH, find NORTH. When it knocks the wind from you, BREATHE. If you Lose , NEVER BECOME LOST.

Wear your Scars with HONOUR. You stepped forward when you could have stepped away. Chased something. Stood for something. Risked something.

YOU LIVED.

Life isn’t about dodging every Punch. It’s having the COURAGE to step forward knowing some will LAND, and the HEART to RETURN FIRE.

Not with Anger or Bitterness.

BUT BY THE WAY YOU LIVE.

Because one day THE FINAL BELL WILL RING.
The Scorecards won’t matter.

What will matter is THE LIFE BETWEEN THE BELLS.

The people we LOVED. The things we STOOD FOR.
The chances we TOOK. The promises we KEPT.

That we were Hurt but didn’t become HARD.
Lost but didn’t become LOST. Knocked down.
BUT FOUND A REASON TO RISE.

We didn’t hide from Life.

WE MET IT.

Took the Hits. Carried the Scars. Learnt the Lessons.

WE ANSWERED THE BELL.

So if Life has you in a hard Round right now?
BREATHE. Find your Feet. Look to your Corner.

THIS ROUND IS NOT YOUR WHOLE FIGHT.

And when our Rounds are over.
May we be Proud of the Life we LIVED…

And the PERSON WE WERE.

Until then,

THE FINAL BELL HASN’T RUNG.

LIFE IS BETTER WHEN YOU BOX. 🥊

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Reilly Street
Ringwood, VIC
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Telephone

+61409331992

Website

http://www.mvcboxing.com.au/

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