Partnership with NZ Campus of Innovation & Sport
The New Zealand Campus of Innovation and Sport is a world class facility where professional teams, community groups, and corporate guests can train, recover, eat, sleep and meet.
Located in Upper Hutt the campus is a one stop shop for events, training camps or conferences. It boasts 18 hectares of elite facilities, playing fields, accommodation, dining, conference centre and commercial office space.
This world class training facility will now be a Champions Initiative national training base. Youth boxers from across our Champion Partner academies will come together for training camps in this outstanding high-performance facility. During these 3-day camps our athletes will have access to the Recovery Wing (sauna, hot and cold plunge pools, infra-red sauna, cryotheraphy chambers, red light therapy); the state of the art Ruruhau gym; Media Room; Analysis Bunkers; Outdoor Turf.
We look forward to sharing coverage of this partnership as our camps roll out.
Champions news and updates
Logan
At the time, I wasn’t sure where I stood in life. I wasn’t happy, I barely left my house, and I was struggling mentally. I don’t know if it was the release of emotions when I cried in someone’s arms halfway through sparring, but I didn’t realize how much weight I was carrying. I wasn’t crying because I was physically in pain, but because of everything mentally. I ended up showing up early every day, excited to train hard and push myself. I loved the gym, helping the kids, and trying to get better.
Nate
Over 13 years ago there was an episode on the “Sunday” TVNZ program about Billy and the Naenae Boxing Academy – I was intrigued! I had also seen how some of the boys from school had become extremely fit and gained a really positive attitude from going to the gym. I went to sign up as soon as I could after that.
Lucan
The Academy has had a pretty massive impact on me, it makes me think of the consequences of my actions before I act. It’s made me like myself, who I am and are becoming as a person, and how I carry myself and act towards other people.
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