MEET OUR TEAM
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Director & Head Coach
Asher Derbyshire is a qualified personal trainer and has over 15 years experience in the boxing game. He has competed in both amateur and professional levels, but in 2016 all Asher’s hard work and dedication to the sport paid off where he became the NZPBA Cruiserweight title holder.
Asher is also a boxing coach and a boxing instructor. Over the last 8 years he has worked in boxing gyms in Auckland and Wellington, where he has gained a lot of experience working with New Zealand's top coaches and fighters.
Asher is here to help you achieve your goals in the gym, whether it's wanting to lose weight, tone up, get fit and healthy or to help you become the next champion
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PT - Boxing & Kickboxing
Ice is a dedicated boxer and has MANY years of experience in the ring. Ice has the ability to break down boxing techniques and translate it for a beginner to an experienced boxer. He takes his learnings from being a previous competitive amatuer boxer.
He is also the king of Russian uppercuts, and is happy to share these with anyone walking through our doors!
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PT - S&C and Boxing
Jo has been boxing for 11 years and coaching for the last 7 years, and has picked up a tonne of experience and knowledge along the way.
She is a very busy woman in the gym. A personal trainer for the last 6 years and has recently added another string to her bow, with a qualification in weight management. She also coaches Wellington Boxing Gyms Amateur Team alongside Coach Aisea as well.
Jo is incredibly passionate about boxing and loves sharing her knowledge and expertise with others. She loves teaching boxing to people who have never done the sport before (especially women as she feels the need for more women in this amazing sport) and can progress you right through from beginner to fight ready.
She has stepped into the ring twice already with a 3rd fight coming up, so knows what it takes to get fight fit and prepared to step into the ring.
Boxing, Fitness, Weight loss or Strength Training, Jo offers it all!
Come and check out one of her classes or hit her up for a personal training session.
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PT - S&C and Boxing
With 4 corporate fights under her belt and over 5 years of Personal Training experience, Alea is here to help you smash your goals- whether they’re stepping into the ring for the first time, gaining confidence in the gym, or hitting a new PB on your squat.
Alea is passionate about athletic development and strength training. Her clients range from stay at home mums wanting to stay fit to keep up with their growing children, to fighters looking to gain more strength and power in their movements, to people of all ages wanting to learn how to best protect their body against injury.
Always up for a good laugh, Alea will push you to your limits, while maintaining fun and enjoyment throughout each session.
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PT - S&C, Boxing & Kickboxing
Marc has over 20 years experience in boxing and personal training both here and overseas.
He has competed in amateur boxing and in 2007 won the Wellington Champs. Marc has worked with Mums and Dads, high performance athletes in netball, football and rugby.
He is passionate about helping others reaching their full potential both physically and mentally through the sport and art of boxing.
As a coach Marc highly values the respect, discipline and mental toughness that boxing brings out in individuals.
Come along to one of his classes in Lower Hutt or book in for a private session that suits your schedule!
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PT - S&C and Boxing
With over 1,000 hours of active coaching experience, Asim specialises in strength, power, hypertrophy and fat loss. He has a high-level eye for detail and a holistic approach to his coaching. Asim helps people achieve their goals as quickly and as sustainably as possible with variety and (more importantly) enjoyment.
Asim believes that what you do in the gym should add value to what you do outside the gym. Meaning, the morals and ethics you pick up while training will transfer and enhance your lifestyle. He’s passionate about people building confidence and making positive long-term changes.
Outside of coaching, Asim is a Data Developer and loves his MMA and Rugby. Bringing just above average chat, he is super witty and loves a good yarn! Asim welcomes everyone to have a chat or flick him a message for whatever reason! He’s got your back.
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PT - S&C and Boxing
Michael 'Turtle' Parlakchief has been involved with boxing since 2012 and has worked with corporate, amateur, professionals and King in the ring fighters/competitors. Not to mention he also has a huge passion for boxing.
Turtle runs BoxFit and Skills classes, and is gearing up to do his personal training cert in 2021!
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Trainer
Iloa’s boxing journey started in 2019 with her first corporate fight in 2021. On her journey she’s developed a passion for the art of the sport and the power it has to help people get fitter and stronger both physically and mentally. Joining our team in April 2022, she is loving being a trainer.
For Iloa, it’s a beautiful way to add value to an individual and build a stronger community. She loves encouraging others to their best and beyond, encouraging them to dig a little bit deeper through one more punch and one more burpee, to pace themselves but push themselves.
With a lot of fun and goofiness and with a little bit of freshing out on the mic now and then (she might even sing a note or 2 and put on a random accent) she keeps it real and will push you to your personal limit but not without the support of the class and she will believe in you all the way.
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Trainer
Ivan is passionate about people and helping them progress wherever they are on their health and fitness journey!
Ivan is a blimm’n good guy and we know his values and vibe will help keep that WBG culture strong.
Ivan takes HIIT and Boxfit classes in Kilbirnie and the City, and if you’re lucky you might catch him out in the Hutt every once in a while.
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Trainer
Stacey is one of out Kickboxing coaches here at WBG. With over 5 years of fighting experience in the NZ kickboxing circuit, Stacey has a wealth of knowledge to share.
Stacey has a passion to give back and share what he’s learnt throughout his time fighting, and this is reflected in his dynamic kickboxing classes as he breaks down technique for both beginners, and advanced athletes.
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PT- S&C and Boxing
David is passionate about boxing and everything sports. He thrives on making a positive impact on the lives of others.
David takes BoxFit in Kilbirnie and the city. In addition, David is also a resource coach in the various WBG corporate fight camps. He's the man supporting the fighters in preparation getting them fit-ready (runs the running group on Saturday mornings), keeping them informed, helping corner on the night and warm up the teams.
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Trainer
James joined the WBG family two years ago, after previously kickboxing training however due to injuries he made the move to Boxing. He competed in Clash of the Codes in 2022 and loved everything about the experience - even those early morning trainings! As a dad to two young boys, James has naturally made the move into training our Kids and Teens classes out of our Lower Hutt gym. James enjoys developing the kids' skills and seeing them grow in confidence and ability.
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Xav has been slaying the Kilbirnie front desk since early 2023! Like many of our team, he started as a member, but then an opportunity came knocking to join the legendary WBG crew. Now he's the weeknight face of the place, armed with a smile and is always happy to help.
During his time as a member, he realised how fun it was slinging punches so traded his football boots for boxing gloves and has since racked up a few fights in the squared circle.
Xav loves spinning a good yarn and is always up for some friendly banter so make sure you hit him up next time you’re in!
