Jun 24 2010 by Simon Gaskell, South Wales Echo
A DISUSED cadet hut has been transformed into a boxing arena for young fighters of any gender.
Llanrumney Phoenix Amateur Boxing Club, Ball Lane, Cardiff, is the new home to more than 90 boxers from the ages of six to 16 and beyond.
The club has been set up by ex-fighter Paul Clarke, 45, who has been battling to find the right building and money for the gym for three years.
Now, with Assembly Government cash and Cardiff council’s help, Paul has realised his dream to pass on the art to girls and boys and is hoping the club will become a community focal point.
He said: “What I am hoping is to get the kids off the street.The gym is in Llanrumney, but we don’t want to be looking at just that one place. You have got four different corners of Llanrumney, Rumney, Trowbridge and St Mellons and we are inviting kids from all over the area. We want everyone amalgamated together so everyone is working together.”
