Glamorous black-tie charity boxing event where boxers train for eight weeks to raise funds for good causes.
Ultra White Collar Boxing comes to the O2 Academy Bournemouth on Saturday 18 July, and it's a bit different from your usual night out. If you've never come across it, the premise is straightforward: it's a black-tie boxing event where the fighters aren't pros. They're ordinary people who've spent eight weeks training in the gym for the chance to step into the ring and raise money for charity. The whole thing runs as a glamorous evening, with the black-tie dress code setting the tone for the night.
That eight-week camp is the real story here. These aren't lifelong boxers; they're people who've spent two months working on their fitness and their footwork, training specifically for this one night. By the time they get to the O2 Academy, they're stepping into the ring as amateurs, and the money they raise goes to charity, which adds a bit more to the stakes than just who wins the fight. It's that mix of the sporting side and the charity element that gives the night its character.
Ultra White Collar Boxing does this on a fair scale, running these events in over a hundred cities across the UK, so Bournemouth is one of many stops on their circuit. The O2 Academy is a well-known spot in the city, and for a night like this, it works well—enough space for the ring and the crowd, and easy to get to. If you're around that weekend and fancy something a bit more active than a standard night out, this is a good shout.
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Tickets go from £38.00 up to £530.00, so there's a wide range depending on where you want to sit. The event is on Saturday 18 July at the O2 Academy Bournemouth, 570 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, BH1 4BH.
