David Okafor

Leah Donnelly

Six weeks of pad work and footwork drills got me confident enough for my first white-collar bout. David never once made me feel like the beginner in the room.

Grace Mullen

Ex-pro who can actually teach, which is rarer than it should be. Breaks everything down to something you can drill on your own between sessions.

Callum Reid

My defence was non-existent. Three months later I'm slipping shots I'd have worn on the chin in January.

Priya Raman

Hard sessions but he reads the room — pushes when you've got more in you and pulls it back when you genuinely haven't.

Marcus Ellery

Gym is no-frills and all the better for it. You go there to work, and he makes sure the work is the right work.

Anna Kowalski

Elena Ruiz

Chris Bannerman

Sam Okonkwo

Bethan Price

Tom Fletcher

Hannah Voss

Joe Ashworth

Sophie Whitaker

Nadia Haddad

Freya Lindqvist

James Turner

Aisha Khan

Ravi Chandra

Yasmin Farouk