Why white-collar workers are paying $799 to be punched in the face

Plenty of 30-somethings and 40-somethings dream of stepping into a ring to weave, slip and hopefully land a direct hit.

Emma ConnorsSenior editor and writer

Mar 24, 2023 – 8.23am

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Sydney realtor Charles Touma is nursing a few bruises this week as he recovers from his first boxing bout. The 40-year-old has a new respect for professional fighters after an intensive training program that got him match fit, just, and he’s learnt a bit about himself along the way.

The 40-year-old Touma has joined thousands of others who have survived a white-collar boxing program, a global movement that plucks professionals from their everyday lives and puts them in a boxing ring.

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Emma ConnorsSenior editor and writerEmma Connors was South-east Asia correspondent from October 2019 until mid-2023, based in Jakarta and Singapore. She has previously edited Perspective and Opinion and has written extensively across the AFR and related titles.