British heavyweight champion makes surprise visit
STAFF at a new Loughborough boxing studio said that they were shocked and delighted when British WBC International heavyweight title holder Dillian Whyte turned up at their gym.
They told the Echo that he had read about them on Twitter and wanted to come and see what they were doing.
BOx, in Nottingham Road, Loughborough is the brainchild of Mountsorrel husband and wife team Ainsley and Anne-Marie Neckles.
The gym says its takes a boutique studio approach to fitness and promotes boxing training as health, fashion and exercise for all kinds of abilities and a wide range of ages.
Ainsley, who is an ex-Leicester City footballer, said: “Anyone who follows boxing knows that Dillian is a strong believer in the power of boxing to change people’s lives.
“He said he saw the launch of BOx on Twitter, thought it was interesting and decided he would come and have a look for himself.
“He literally just knocked at the door, our jaws hit the floor when we saw who it was.”