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Member's Sparring Night

Onyx is holding a members' sparring night this Saturday, 29 April. This upcoming sparring night is not the usual sparring we go through

When Over Confidence Goes Wrong

Taunting, trash talking, rivalries are but a few tools to hype up fights, either to sell tickets, pay-per-views or just gain followership. T

Through the Eyes of Nat #1 - Fighting, Boxing, Muay Thai and the Similarity.

During the fight, the room is pretty much silent. Sum it up, boxing fights allude a tensed and serious atmosphere.

Skipping the Skipping

Where it comes to selling the actual idea of skipping, I am in tension. For starters, I was once like you, frustrated and annoyed at the not

The Reality of Training with your Significant Other

Natasha, a boxer of the Onyx Fight Team writes about her experience in training alongside her significant other.

Converting From Muay Thai to Boxing

It started almost like a joke. Sometime in late June 2016, somebody, I can't remember who, said half in jest, half sincerely, "why don't you try out boxing?". The idea floated through my mind for a few days and took root slowly, growing from a snarl of doubts into a simple "why not?". At that time, I had been doing Muay Thai regularly for a couple of years, so it might prove to be a nice change, a fresh breeze to breathe into the workout routine. Even if I didn't continue wit

You Are Probably Addicted to MMA

Remember that time, long ago, where you were head over heels over that pretty girl? You went after her like a horse chasing a carrot, and your whole life in existance revolved around her beautiful eyes and mesmerising smile. When the time was ripe, you dropped the question on her, and then, the next thing you know, you got inducted into the friendzone. Fast forward; you got your heart brokened, and now you found a new love: MMA. It made you rediscover yourself, gained confide

Boxing, for the wrong reasons

Beyond the somewhat glamourous front at the Nutriman Finals last month, I think it is fair to say that everyone has a story. Before you click away and say that it's going to be one of those "how I lost 30 lbs and became awesome" story, it's not. I want to tell my story, on how I got beaten up and got taught a lesson during boxing. My pose at Nutriman Finals 2015, photo courtesy of Zan & 6Productions I didn't become lean after I did boxing at Onyx. I was already lean, but I be

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