Richard Lord came to Austin from Dallas in 1974 in order to attend The University of Texas and graduated, with honors, in 1978. Richard competed as an amateur boxer here in Austin winning the 1979 and 1980 Golden Glove Championships before becoming a professional boxer. After turning pro, he fought many times at the old Austin Coliseum, which has recently been torn down. These events set the stage for making him a local boxing celebrity.
Throughout his own boxing career, Richard trained other amateur and professional boxers and began working as a full-time trainer in 1990. What made Richard's gym unique at the time was, unlike most boxing gyms, Richard welcomed non-competitors and those who wanted to sweat alongside pro-boxers.
Also, about half these folks were women. Women boxers? Yes. Richard began training female boxers and in 1993 organized the first all-women boxing match sanctioned by United States Amateur Boxing, Inc. with proceeds benefiting the Austin Rape Crisis Center .
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In 1994, then Mayor Bruce Todd issued a proclamation honoring Richard Lord for his continuing efforts to empower women through boxing training, thus declaring March 31 as "Richard Lord Day." Since that time, Richard has promoted over thirty professional boxing matches that have all received a tremendous amount of support from the Austin community. He has trained several world champion boxers including Jesus "El Matador" Chavez and Anissa "The Assassin" Zamarron.
Boxing for Everyone in AustinAge doesn't matter. From elementary school to highly educated, at Lord's Gym you will find we cater to everyone who wants to try their hand at getting in shape with boxing in Austin.
Not looking to win any title bouts? That's fine with us! Test the facility, trainers, and your stamina as you work your way to a better looking body, greater self-confidence, and lower stress levels (Best Place to Work Out Aggression).
Pro's train here. If you want to get into the ring and win, you won't find any other place in Austin that has 20 years of experience producing great title winning fighters. Even other boxing gyms bring their fighters to us to spar in with our top ranked competitors.
Think guys are the only ones hitting this gym? Think again. Ladies from all levels of fitness and age come into Lord's Gym daily.
You will leave each day knowing you just made a dent in a 100 pound heavy bag, popped a guy square in the nose, or got a killer workout that you enjoyed. You won't be able to stop smiling as sweat drips down your face.
No matter what your reason for coming in, Lord's Gym will help you achieve a new level of fitness and self-confidence. You guys better watch out for these girls 'cause they hit back...HARD.
Producing teen titans and seasoned professionals, Lord's Gym has the history to back up it's claim as the best boxing gym in Austin.
With over 20 years of experience in the Austin boxing circuit, Lord's Gym is the birthplace of champions like Jesus "El Matador" Chavez (NABF Super Featherweight Champion), Anissa "The Assassin" Zamarron (WIBF World Straw-weight Champion), Parke Davidson (Texas state champion - light heavyweight division), and many more.
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