I'm a retired 22 fight professional boxer from Peterborough. I can say proudly that fitness and boxing training saved me in more ways than one. being a young teenager many years ago, there was not much to do so I started getting involved with things that I shouldn't have, Drugs and crime !!!! yes im not proud at all to say that.

At 17 years old at court for crime, drinking and doing drugs I wanted to change my life. so I walked into a local Kickboxing & boxing gym where I was watching my little cousin train. I approached the owners Ian & Lou Pauly and asked if I could train. Ian asked me what I do, and I told him the and truth, He then told me if I quit doing all the bad stuff, smoking drinking etc etc he said with the right dedications he will turn me a professional boxer in 3 years.

I was so fed up I just wanted to change so I took the offer and on that spot I stopped everything and changed. 3 YEARS later I had my first professional fight....

Ian and Lou saved my life, I turned in to the fittest man I knew and most important of all, it changed me as a person. I can proudly say i'm liked and have so much people around my town that Really look up to me especially the children.

now retired at 37 years old, I can proudly say I have won 3 titles as a professional boxer, The British Challenge Belt, The International Belt and the Goodwin Prize Cup.

I now travel all over Peterborough running fitness class at different Venues that I'm getting amazing feedback from. I get told so much how im helping so much people with their fitness, confidence and even their mental health.

Having suffered severe mental health problems, boxing and fitness training has really helped me and know it helps other people who I train.

Not had good luck this year 2019 and I won't go into it as I don't want this to be a sob story, I want it to be a success story and I want it to have the hope of changing someone else's life,

Im trying to raise £20,000 to set up a fitness club, I will be doing all sorts in it including the boxing training that helped me so much. I didn't really want to go this route of asking BUT the joy I get from someone telling their child is more confident at school or someone is coping better in their daily life because they are strong mentally and physically is totally amazing, So this donation will help me set up this gym and help 1000s of others in more ways that you can imagine. Please look at my Facebook Page or instagram pages to take a look at what I do locally at F.I.T Fitness Intense Training and any donation will be appreciated with the bottom of my heart ........ along with being open 7 days a week, I WILL BE RUNNING A FREE SUNDAY CLASS FOR EVERYONE so I can continue to do my part for the community x MANY THANKS ALL AND THANK YOU FOR READING ... xxx Karl Wheeler Myers