Amongst this the All Stars stands defiant, offering the youth a safe environment where not only boxing is taught, but also the skills of discipline, respect and self-worth can be learnt to be carried on throughout life. If you are familiar with the Harrow Road area you will know it is a place of contradictions, situated closely to an abundance of wealth yet riddled with high rates of drug-related crime, violence and gang culture. For many of the young people involved, including those who did not end up representing the club in boxing, All Stars became something stable in their lives as well as a place to escape the negativity of life in volatile surroundings. However, aside from its sporting accolades, the club has managed to achieve another great success that came about as a product of its existence.Īlthough creating a competitive boxing squad was the initial goal of founder Isola Akay MBE, something else was realised whilst on this journey to success. The club has produced champions on a regional, national and international level and continues to increase its reputation within the boxing world. Isola Akay MBE All Stars In The CommunityĮmbodying the skill, discipline and camaraderie which is essential in team boxing. “ sports is a kind of activity which has no barriers… it doesn’t matter which colour, it doesn’t matter which background,people are met on equal standards“. The Charity helped many disadvantaged kids develop the skills needed to compete both in and out of the ring. Developed for those who were excluded from other gyms because of race, the All Stars Club has produced several local and national champions. Akay founded the All Stars Boxing Gym in London’s Paddington basin.
As a result of a desire to teach his son the discipline and respect needed in the sport of boxing, Mr. Mr Isola Akay’s inspirational journey has taken him from boxing champion in Ghana West Africa, to being awarded Membership in the Order of the British Empire for service to the community.
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