
Northside Boxing Gym
Introduction & History
Northside is an old-school boxing gym located in the historic Preston Scout Hall. It was established in 1992 by the one-and-only Long John McCubbin who coached many Australian champions.


Over the years, the community has changed and Northside has evolved, but John’s core values and moral principals around community, social attitude, and equality; bound by a commitment and discipline to exercise, still underline Northside’s very existence.Maurice Schott and George Karanikos took over the reigns in 2002. Maurice grew the fighters stable: he coached the likes of Justin Nolan, Mark Schlieb, Chris Collard, Koder Assi and Korobo Etto. He gave tirelessly to the gym and with the help of George grew the membership and introduced fitness workouts. A dedicated team of trainers with different skills and abilities currently run Northside. It isn’t flashy. You put $5 in a tin at the door and away you go. It can change your life.
Class Timetable
Sessions | 4:30pm – 6pm | 6:00pm – 7:00pm | |
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Monday | Boxing | Taz | |
Tuesday | Boxing | Big Pete | |
Wednesday | Rose | Ahmet | |
Thursday | Boxing | Vlad | |
Friday | Boxing | ||
Weekends | |||
Saturday | 8:30am Sharp | Rose | |
Sunday | 9:00am Sharp | Wonky |
Opening hours:
In light of recent announcements by the State Government and density limitations Northside Boxing Gym will remain closed until further notice.
Mon – Thurs 4:30 – 7:00pm
Fri 4:30 – 6:00pm
Sat – 8:30am sharp
Sun – 9am sharp
The gym is opened weekdays from 4:30pm, with formal group classes noted in the timetable above start at 4:30pm. Payment of $5 on entry and to be made at the door before commencing class.

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