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Rotterdam

Boxing '82

Classic boxing club in the Afrikaanderwijk district of Rotterdam-Zuid, founded in 1982 by Frans van den Heerik. Boxing '82 is known for its no-nonsense attitude and social role in the neighborhood. Miguel Dias and former WBU world champion Don Diego Poeder, among others, trained there. The club is also the subject of the documentary series Boxing '82.

Location
Country NETHERLANDS  Netherlands Place Rotterdam Region South Holland
Sport Boxing Founded1982 RouteGoogle Maps

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Intro

Boxing '82 was founded in 1982 by Frans van den Heerik in the Afrikaanderwijk district of Rotterdam-Zuid. The boxing club has a no-nonsense mentality and strong ties to the neighborhood. Young and old, and people from a wide range of backgrounds, come together there around the sport of boxing.

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Facilities and classes

For whom
  • Children's classes
  • Youth training
  • Senior training
  • Women-only training
Other
  • Competition training

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Sports you can practice here

Boxing

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Atmosphere and culture

Boxing '82 is characterized by a direct, no-nonsense attitude. People of all ages and backgrounds walk through its doors. As a result, the club fulfills not only a sporting role, but also a social one in the Afrikaanderwijk neighborhood.

The documentaries about the boxing gym show how the people and their life stories are part of the club. Its connection with Rotterdam-Zuid is central to this.

About this location

In 2018, VICELAND and Dumpert made a documentary series about Boxing '82. The series brought the club and the people around the boxing gym to the attention of a wider audience.

Roy Dames's series Boxing on Zuid is also about Boxing '82. It portrays the club as Rotterdam-Zuid in miniature: a place where different generations and backgrounds come together.

History

Before Boxing '82 continued independently, the gym was a branch of Theo Huizenaar's boxing school. Frans van den Heerik had trained with Huizenaar himself for many years. In 1982, he continued independently under the name Boxing '82.

Famous fighters

Miguel Dias, five-time Dutch champion and participant in the 1992 Olympic Games, is one of the well-known boxers associated with Boxing '82.

Don Diego Poeder also trained at Boxing '82 under Frans van den Heerik. Poeder became WBU world champion and is one of the renowned names in Rotterdam's boxing history.

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