With over 20 years leading Underground Boxing Gym and Stockade Training Centre in Canberra, Garry Hamilton is one of Australia’s most respected boxing coaches. He has served as Australian Assistant and Head Coach at international events including the Oceania Games, Taipei City Cup, and the 2024 Olympic Training Centre in Germany.

As a coach, he has taken a number of athletes to success at the following events:

OCEANIA GAMES
Michael Ninness Gold Medallist
Gerard O’Mahony Silver Medallist 2002 NZ

Gerard O’Mahony Gold Medallist
Karen O’Brien Gold Medallist
Claire Ghabrial Gold Medallist
Kirsteen Maclean Gold Medallist 2003 Tahiti
Monique Suraci Gold Medallist 2018 Samoa

COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Michael Ninness 2002 Manchester
Gerard O’Mahony and Stephen Rudic Bronze Medallist, 2006 Melbourne
Alexey Mukhin 2010 India
David Toussaint 2007 Jnr Cmlth Games Wales
Amazea Enyi 2014 Jnr Cmlth Games Samoa

OLYMPIC GAMES
Gerard O’Mahony 2004 Athens & 2008 Beijing
Monique Suraci 2024 Paris

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Gerard O’Mahony 2007 Chicago
Nina Schuster (Silver Medallist) and Mattie Schuster 2014 Bulgaria Jnr World Championships

In 2002, Gazza represented Australia as an assistant boxing coach at the Oceania Games in New Zealand. He was also selected to prepare the Australian team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India.

Apart from his sports science degree, Gazza has a diploma in fitness and nutrition, Level 1 and Star 1 boxing coaching accreditation with Boxing Australia plus over 20 years’ experience in the combat sports industry.