Post by Nikolce Markoski

A couple of weeks ago, I attended the SBL (Spartans Boxing Club League) to support one of our own, Oliver Higgens, in his amateur boxing fight. Yes, Oli won on points by unanimous decision after an excellent bout against a very strong opponent. But the real victory started long before fight night. For the past six months, I've watched him show up day after day. Early mornings, exhausting sessions, injuries, doubt, pressure and fatigue. Yet he kept showing up anyway. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁. One of the things I love about Spartans is that it brings together people from every background, profession and walk of life. Different stories, different challenges and different goals. Yet once you walk through those doors, none of that really matters. 𝗜𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. A special mention to Paul Taylor and the team at Spartans Boxing Club Town Square, Dubai. They have built something far greater than a gym. They have created an environment 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀. There is something 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 about ordinary people choosing to do hard things voluntarily. Not for recognition, not for social media and not because they have to. Simply because growth lives on the other side of discomfort. Proud to have been there to support Oli and witness a fantastic display of 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Sometimes the biggest wins in life happen long before the final bell rings. 🥊 #Spartans #Boxing #Community #Resilience #Discipline #GrowthMindset #Leadership #Dubai