Staff at GasanMamo Insurance got a taste of the sport of boxing when they joined a team of professional trainers from I&J Fitness Team for an energy-driven training session. The event was made possible through GasanMamo’s sponsorship of the boxing club.

The eager team of employees learnt that boxing – perhaps one of the world’s oldest sports – is a true test of a person’s strength and endurance, and is all about balance, focus and speed. A one-to-one sport, boxing is also about the competitors’ ability to protect themselves physically.

“After the session at I&J we really changed our preconceived ideas about boxing,” said one employee. “Although the perception is that boxing is an aggressive sport, if practised in a professional environment athletes acquire stamina, general fitness, body toning and weight control. Apart from the fact that the session was great fun, it was also a fantastic stress reliever!”

Julian J. Mamo, director at GasanMamo Insurance, said that the aim of both the sponsorship of I&J Fitness Team and the session for employees was to help the club, promote the sport in Malta and to give employees the opportunity to try their hand at a sport they had never tried before.

The I&J Fitness Team – a boxing club that trains men, women and children – is in Mosta. The club takes part in several boxing events throughout the year, both in Malta and abroad. This year, the Scottish National team as well as French boxers from different clubs joined I&J in a training camp organised in Malta. I&J Fitness also organises charity events on a regular basis in aid of several philanthropic institutions.