MuRPHY’s BOXING GYM
Boxing classes & personal training
What we offer
Murphy’s Boxing Gym is a community sports boxing club in Surrey Hills dedicated to teaching boxing in a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for all. We also offer one-on-one sessions and group classes in Wonthaggi.
Group boxing classes for all levels
Our group boxing classes cater to all experience levels and are led by highly experienced coaches. We offer a wide range of sessions including Fundamental Skills, Defence, Technique, Competitive Training, Women’s Only classes, and early morning classes. Every session focuses on proper boxing technique, fitness, and progression in a supportive team environment.
One-on-one boxing coaching and personal training
Personalised boxing coaching tailored to your goals, whether you’re training for fitness, self-defence, skill development, or competition. One-on-one sessions allow for detailed technical feedback, structured progression, and focused coaching.
Kids boxing program
Our kids boxing program is fun, safe, and structured. It builds confidence, coordination, discipline, and respect while introducing boxing fundamentals in an age-appropriate and supportive environment.
Murphy’s Boxing Gym
Murphy’s Boxing Gym is a community sports boxing club dedicated to teaching boxing in a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment. We welcome all levels, from beginners through to Australian champions, Olympians, and world-ranked professional fighters. As a club, we actively support and sponsor our athletes, helping them grow both in and out of the ring.
Boxing is taught properly, with a strong focus on fundamentals, discipline, and personal development. Our kids boxing program is a cornerstone of the gym—designed to be fun, structured, and safe while building confidence, coordination, and respect. Whether you train for fitness, self-defence, or competition, Murphy’s Boxing Gym is a place to belong.
The Murphy’s
Gerry Murphy
Gerry Murphy has been the Head Coach of Murphy’s Boxing Gym since the late 1990s and has dedicated his life to the sport of boxing and the people within it. Over many years, he has helped amateur fighters reach the highest levels of the sport, including representing Australia at the Olympic Games, World Games, and Commonwealth Games. At a domestic level, Gerry has guided more than 30 boxers to Australian titles and over 50 to state championships.
In the professional ranks, Gerry has coached fighters to Australian, Australasian, Pacific, and Oceanic titles, supporting their progression through the world rankings. Alongside boxing, he has worked with elite athletes from other sports, including 10+ seasons at Hawthorn Football Club and the Essendon Football Club, helping them develop conditioning, and confidence through boxing.
Above all else, Gerry has built more than just successful fighters. He has created a genuine community, a club where people of all ages and backgrounds feel supported, challenged, and proud to belong. His passion for boxing is matched by his commitment to giving everyone who walks through the doors the opportunity to learn, grow, and find their place in the sport.
Justin Murphy
Justin Murphy grew up surrounded by boxing through his father and has built his life around the sport and the people within it. While boxing has always been part of his world, Justin’s passion lies in coaching, teaching, and developing others through the discipline of boxing. He is committed to continuing his father’s legacy while helping build the next generation of boxers and Australian champions at Murphy’s Boxing Gym.
With a background in education, Justin brings a thoughtful and individual approach to coaching. He understands that every athlete learns differently and believes strong foundations are essential for long term success. His focus is on teaching boxing properly, building confidence, discipline, and enjoyment of the sport from an early age, particularly through the gym’s kids and youth programs.
Justin combines traditional boxing values with modern coaching and learning principles, remaining a student of the sport while passing knowledge on to others. While his aim is to help develop Australian champions, he believes true success is built through consistency, respect, and commitment to the team. For Justin, boxing is a pathway to growth both inside and outside the ring.
Murphy’s Boxing Gym Philosophy
Murphy’s Boxing Gym exists to develop champion boxers, to teach the sport of boxing properly, and to give everyday people the confidence to defend themselves. We are a club built on hard work, learning, and belonging. Whether someone walks through our doors as a complete beginner or an elite athlete, they are here to be challenged, supported, and shaped by the discipline of boxing. This is a place where people belong because they commit to the process and respect the craft.
This gym is for anyone willing to learn and leave their ego at the door. Boxing will test you—physically and mentally—and that challenge is part of the journey. We train beginners, we produce Australian champions, we raise Olympians, and we develop world-ranked professionals. But regardless of experience or success, everyone in this gym supports everyone else. Boxing may look like an individual sport, but no one succeeds alone. If you are not willing to be part of a team or a student of your coach, then this gym is not for you.
We believe there are no shortcuts. You cannot skip the basics. The best athletes in the world are the best because they master the fundamentals through repetition, patience, and purpose. That is what we teach and what we expect all members to embrace. Training hard means listening, working with intent, and stacking skills one punch at a time. Effort, consistency, and respect define progress here.
Our coaches lead with experience, care, and high standards. Give your dedication and you will have their full support. Murphy’s Boxing Gym is a safe environment, built by people who understand both the demands and the dangers of the sport. Safety is non-negotiable, and so is respect. We run a strict no-ego, no-nonsense, no-dickhead policy. Those who protect the culture will always belong here. Those who don’t, won’t.
