The Gym of the Gower
Three coaches run the floor at Crofty. Between them: a decade and more of club coaching, an unbeaten professional heavyweight, and a man who ran the entire coastline of Wales for charity. All of them take sessions here.
Unit 24, Crofty Industrial Estate, Crofty, Swansea
Head coach & co-founder
David has run Total Body Fitness for well over a decade. He is the coach behind the club’s professional and amateur fighters, and the one taking the kids’ sessions on a wet Tuesday.
Professional heavyweight & coach
Swansea-born professional heavyweight, unbeaten, and Commonwealth International Heavyweight champion. One of the people behind the gym, and he coaches at Crofty between camps.
Amateur boxer & coach
Amateur boxer, coach and army reservist. In June 2026 Ewan set out to run the entire border and coastline of Wales — around 15 miles a day for two months, and roughly 100,000 feet of climbing.
Boxing brings people off the streets, keeps them out of trouble, and helps them develop lifelong skills.
Ewan Rees
Final fundraising total to be confirmed.
June 2026
In June 2026 Ewan Rees set out to run the entire border and coastline of Wales. Around 15 miles a day, for two months, with roughly 100,000 feet of climbing in it. He did it for The Brain Tumour Charity, in memory of his grandfather, who died in 2020.
David John, the club’s head coach, cycled alongside him. David is 60. The original target was £1,000. It was doubled inside a fortnight.
Boxing brings people off the streets, keeps them out of trouble, and helps them develop lifelong skills.
Ewan Rees
Final fundraising total to be confirmed.
Boxing classes run from age five upwards, alongside the full gym floor. Every session at the club is coached by the team above.
