Two fighters trading blows in a dim ring during an intense sparring session, deep shadows and hard contrast

Karol Bagh · New Delhi · Est. 2014

Learn to box the way
fighters actually train.

No mirrors, no music, no shortcuts. Wrap your hands, get on the bag, and get coached by people who have actually been in the ring.

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12 Years on the pads
6 Certified coaches
3 Full-size rings
900+ Members trained

The corner we built

A boxing gym, not a boxing-themed gym.

Southpaw started in a leaking basement off Pusa Road with two heavy bags, a borrowed ring and a coach who refused to teach anyone a hook until their jab was honest. Twelve years on, the leak is fixed and the ring is ours — but the rule hasn't changed.

We don't do choreographed "boxing-inspired" cardio. You'll learn stance, footwork and the four punches properly, hit real bags until your shoulders learn the shots, and — when you're ready and only when you're ready — you'll spar under a coach who knows when to stop the round.

  • Everyone starts on the fundamentals. White-collar beginner or ex-competitor, day one is footwork.
  • Small groups, real eyes on you. Never more than eight to a coach on the mitts.
  • Sparring is earned, supervised and optional. Nobody gets thrown to the wolves.
Close-up of a boxer wrapping his hands before training, warm low light on the hand wraps
Wraps on. First rule of the house: protect your hands.

What you'll train

Classes & programmes

Seven ways into the sport, from your very first wrap to your first bout. Every session is coached start to finish.

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Start here

Fundamentals

Stance, guard, footwork and the four straight punches, drilled slow and correct. No experience assumed. This is where every member begins.

60 min · All levels
Coach holding focus pads in the ring while a boxer throws combinations during pad work
One-on-one eyes

Pad Work

Rounds on the focus mitts with a coach reading and correcting every combination. The fastest way to sharpen timing, accuracy and defence.

60 min · Small group
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Earned & supervised

Sparring

Controlled, coach-refereed rounds once you've got the basics and the gear. Intensity matched to your level — you spar people, not egos.

75 min · By clearance

Bag & Conditioning

Heavy-bag rounds folded into a boxer's strength circuit — core, grip, footwork and gas-tank work. The engine behind everything else.

50 min · All levels

Women's Boxing

A women-only room coached by Neha Rawat. Same technical standard, built to be the most welcoming session on the timetable.

60 min · Women only

White-Collar Boxing

An eight-week course for working professionals who want to actually learn the sport after work — from first jab to a friendly in-house round.

8-week course
Invite & assessment

Competition Squad

For members chasing amateur bouts. Extra rounds, film review, weight management and a corner team on fight night. Ask a coach to be assessed.

Ongoing · By assessment

Round by round

Weekly timetable

Two blocks a day, six days a week. Drop into anything your membership covers — no need to book.

Time Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
6:30 AM Fundamentals Bag & Cond. Fundamentals Bag & Cond. Fundamentals Open Mat & Bag Work
8:00 AM Pad Work Pad Work Pad Work Pad Work Pad Work Women's Boxing
6:30 PM Fundamentals Women's Boxing Fundamentals White-Collar Fundamentals —
7:45 PM Bag & Cond. Sparring Comp Squad Sparring Comp Squad —

Sunday: 8:00–11:00 AM open ring & coached rounds for members. New to boxing? Start in any Fundamentals slot.

No lock-in, no joining fee

Membership

Pay as you go or train unlimited. Gloves and wraps are available to buy at reception; we'll help you size up.

Drop-In

₹500/ class

Pay for a single session, any class you're cleared for.

  • One coached class
  • Loan gloves & wraps included
  • No commitment
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10-Round Pack

₹4,200/ 10 classes

Ten sessions to use over ten weeks. Great for finding your rhythm.

  • Ten coached classes
  • Valid 10 weeks
  • Any class, any time block
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Monthly Unlimited

₹4,800/ month

Train as often as you like across every group class.

  • Unlimited group classes
  • Fundamentals, pads, bag & women's
  • Rolling monthly — cancel anytime
Start unlimited

Fighter

₹6,500/ month

Everything, plus the path to competing.

  • Everything in Unlimited
  • Supervised sparring access
  • Competition Squad eligibility
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On the house

Your first round's on us.

Every newcomer gets one free trial round — a full Fundamentals session with a coach, gloves and wraps provided. Come see the gym, hit a bag, and decide with your hands whether we're your kind of place.

  1. 1 Send the form and we'll text you a slot within the day.
  2. 2 Turn up in comfortable clothes — we lend the gear.
  3. 3 Train a real Fundamentals round, no pressure to join.
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In your corner

The coaches

Every class is led by someone who has boxed, cornered or both. No influencers, no scripts.

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Ravi “Southpaw” Malhotra

Founder & Head Coach

Former national amateur, 47 recorded bouts and the left hand that named the gym. Corners two of Delhi's ranked amateurs.

Farhan Qureshi

Pad Work & Technique

A cutman turned coach with twelve years on the mitts. If your timing is off, he'll have it fixed inside three rounds.

Neha Rawat

Women's Boxing & Sparring

State-level gold medallist who runs our women's programme and clears every member for their first supervised spar.

From the floor

What members say

“Down nine kilos, and for the first time I can actually throw a jab that means something. They coached me like it mattered from day one.”
Aditya SharmaMember, 14 months
“The women's class is the most welcoming room I've ever trained in and still the hardest workout of my week. Neha doesn't let you coast.”
Kavya MenonMember, 2 years
“Walked in a total desk-jockey. Sparred my first controlled round in eight weeks because they only put me in when I was ready.”
Rohan BediMember, 8 months

Find the basement door

Visit Southpaw

We're below the Pusa Road stretch of Karol Bagh — look for the red steel door and the smell of liniment. Street parking after 8 PM; Karol Bagh Metro is a seven-minute walk.

Address
Basement, 14 Pusa Road,
Karol Bagh, New Delhi 110005
Hours
Mon–Fri: 6:00–10:00 AM & 5:00–10:00 PM
Sat: 7:00 AM–1:00 PM · Sun: 8:00–11:00 AM
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Book your free trial round

Tell us a little about you and we'll text back a slot the same day.

No spam, no pushy sales calls — just a friendly text back with a slot.