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Opening Times
Monday – Friday
8:00am – 1:00pm
3:00pm – 9:00pm
Saturday
10:30am – 2:00pm
Sunday
Closed
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About Us
Bert
Wells started his boxing career in sunny Fort
Lauderdale Florida at the Lauderhill parks and
recreation club.
The story: Bert was playing basketball at a near by
apartment complex when his friend Tony was walking
by on his way to the Lauderhill Park and recreation
center. Bert asked Tony what was he going to the
park to do? Tony replied, I going to boxing
practice. I replied Tony you can't box. I bet you
can't whip me. Needless to say that challenge
started Bert on his boxing career. I was under the
tutelage of Chico Rivas, Chico taught me not only
boxing but also how to gain respect. Because of my
boxing style/ quick hands and feet I earned the name
of Sugar Bert. I continued to win (Florida Sunshine
State games, Golden Gloves) to name a few of my
accomplishments. Then I experienced my first life
changing experience. My father was diagnosed with
Cancer, during that same time my mother moved to
Atlanta Georgia. I moved in with my father and
continued my schooling at Dillard High School and my
career as an amateur boxing. During my amateur
career in Florida I was able to train with/ meet
some of my idles such as Sugar Ray Leonard, Alexis
Arguello, Trevor Berbick. My second life changing
event was the day my father passed away. I continued
to box and upon my graduating from Dillard High
School and moved to Atlanta. I then met Tedd Grace/
Bernard Styles who took me under there tutelage and
began to polish me up like a diamond. My third life
changing event was the day my daughter (Blaire
Kristin Wells) was born. I began to focus on being a
father/ provider and hang-up my boxing gloves. I
received a call from coach Bernard Styles and he
asked if I had time to come by the boxing gym (Paul
Murphy Boxing Gym) to train with some of the youth.
I said yes and that began my second level of boxing
as a coach, after a years or so passed by I began to
train/ manage pro's (Anyetei Laryea, Charmine
Carrington, Cortney Patterson) just to name a few.
In my travels I met/ talked with Bert Sugar. That
was the birth of "Sugar Bert's Boxing Academy"..
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