Coaches at a boxing gym in Melbourne’s north-west will have their registrations suspended by the state’s governing body for amateur boxing after the gym was found to have links to some of Victoria’s most dangerous neo-Nazi activists
.into Legacy Boxing Gym, in Sunshine West, uncovered images posted in encrypted far-right chat groups capturing a secret December 3 event held at the gym, which was adorned with swastika and SS flags and other far-right symbolism.A photo from the event shows prominent neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell posing with a child and dozens of other far-right supporters.
“As an organisation, Boxing Victoria warmly welcomes and has representatives of all faiths and cultures involved in our activities and finds any attempt to bring extremist views into boxing to be abhorrent.” Unregistered coaches also cannot undertake qualification courses approved by Boxing Australia or apply to be BV state coaches at national events. Coaches in the state also need to be registered with BV to enter and coach boxers with interstate boxing organisations that are affiliated with Boxing Australia or with organisations affiliated with the International Boxing Association.According to business records, the directors of Legacy Boxing Gym include Werribee man Timothy Holger Lutze, 32.
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