No one should have to fight alone.
We're in your corner.
Free weekly boxing and football for men in Nottingham, with food, brothers, and a fresh start.
If this is you
Maybe you've been on the ropes for a while.
Maybe it's the drink, or the gear, or the gambling. Maybe you've just come out, or you're sofa-surfing, or the house has gone quiet since she left.
Maybe you smile at work and then sit in the car for an hour because you can't face going in.
Maybe nobody's ever really had your back. No dad. No brothers. Just you.
You're not the only one. And you don't have to stay down.
"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted." Psalm 34:18
Why "In Your Corner"
Both sports have a corner.
In boxing
The corner is where a fighter is patched up.
Between rounds, a battered fighter sits on the stool and is cared for by someone who believes in him.
In football
A corner is a second chance to score.
A fresh opportunity. A team lining up together to make it count.
In Your Corner gives you both: someone who believes in you, and a second chance, with a Cornerman who never leaves.
Behind it is a group of ordinary men from churches across Nottingham who feel called to stand with men who feel alone — because most of us have been on the canvas ourselves, and we know what it means when someone steps into your corner.
Two nights a week · Come to one or both
Pick your night.
Both nights share the same weekly theme, so if you can only make one, you won't miss a thing. Completely free.
Tuesdays
8–9pm
Boxing
Tuesdays at 8–9pm
Cardio Boxfit, Goose Gate, Nottingham, NG1 1FF
- — Warm-up, pads and bag work
- — Non-contact. No sparring, ever.
- — Gloves provided. Just bring trainers.
- — 10 minutes of corner time after the rounds
- — Cool-down, then food together
Fridays
7–8pm
Football
Fridays at 7–8pm
Gresham Sports Park, Gresham Park Road, Nottingham, NG2 7YF
- — Warm-up and small-sided games
- — Any ability welcome
- — Bring your own trainers or boots
- — 10-minute half-time huddle
- — Second half, then food together
The season starts
Boxing
Tuesday 1st December
Then every Tuesday, 8–9pm · Cardio Boxfit
Football
Friday 4th December
Then every Friday, 7–8pm · Gresham Sports Park
After every session
We eat together. Every single week.
Soup, sandwiches and a brew. It's where the real conversations start.
Your cornerman
A man who's got your back.
Every man gets a cornerman: someone who knows your name, trains beside you, eats with you, and is on WhatsApp in between. Some of them have been exactly where you are.
Most of them have been on the canvas themselves, so they know what it is to get back up. They'll show up for you week after week, no questions asked. If faith ever comes up, they won't shy away from it. If it doesn't, they'll still be there.
When the season ends, you'll be introduced to a Barnabas mentor who'll walk with you for the long haul: housing, recovery, family, work. One next step at a time.
"Two are better than one… if either falls, one can help the other up."
Ecclesiastes 4:9–10
The season
Twelve rounds.
Each week, corner time takes on something real. Ten honest minutes, drawn from words that have been picking men up off the canvas for thousands of years.
The road starts
Boxing · Tuesday 1st December
Football · Friday 4th December
Round 1
Found hiding
Genesis 3:9
Round 2
Who's in your corner?
Psalm 46:1
Round 3
Taking hits: shame
Romans 8:1
Round 4
Anger and control
Proverbs 16:32
Round 5
The fight inside: addiction
1 Corinthians 10:13
Round 6
The cornerman
Ecclesiastes 4:10
Round 7
Getting up off the canvas
Micah 7:8
Round 8
Fathers and sons
Luke 15:20
Round 9
Forgiveness
Colossians 3:13
Round 10
A new name
2 Corinthians 5:17
Round 11
Brothers on the team
Proverbs 27:17
Round 12
What comes next
2 Timothy 4:7
The final bell · The final whistle
The Father's House Weekend.
Twelve weeks of turning up ends with a whole weekend together: a Friday night at The Father's House, a boxing showcase and charity football match on the Saturday, and a celebration service on the Sunday.
See The Father's House Weekend
The final bell · End of the season
The Father's House Weekend.
Twelve weeks of turning up ends with a whole weekend together in Nottingham. Friday to Sunday, three moments to remember. Bring your family. Bring your mates.
Friday · Men only
The Father's House
A long table, an open room, and a meal shared with men who will actually listen. Space to say whatever you've been carrying, and bread broken together. Come as you are, stay as long as you like.
Saturday · Open to all
Boxing Showcase & Charity Match
The big day. Every boxer walks out to his own song for pad work under the lights, then our football lads take on a local side in a proper charity match — kit on, families on the touchline.
Sunday · Celebration
Commissioning Service
A celebration service with certificates for every man. No one walks away alone — every man leaves with a Barnabas mentor for the road ahead, and the chance to come back next season as someone else's cornerman.
Boxing Showcase
Walk out to your own song.
Every boxer walks to the ring with his cornerman beside him, in front of a crowd that's there for him. Then it's pad work with his coach — everything he's learned, under the lights. Non-contact, all heart.
Charity Football Match
Our lads vs a local team.
The football squad takes on a local side in a proper match for charity. Kit on, families on the touchline.
"When he was yet a great way off, his father saw him… and ran."
Luke 15:20
Straight answers
No strings. No judgement.
Step into the corner.
Leave your details and one of our men will get back to you before the night. We'll be looking out for you.
Rather just talk first?
Boxing · Tuesdays 8–9pm
Cardio Boxfit, Goose Gate, NG1 1FF
Football · Fridays 7–8pm
Gresham Sports Park, NG2 7YF
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