GARRY BELL

Contender Head Coach

Contender head coach Garry has dedicated his life to martial arts, and loves to help fighters and keep-fitters reach their goals. A King of the Ring British champion in his fighting days, Garry’s commitment to kickboxing has seen him voted into the UK Martial Arts Hall of Fame and shortlisted for a Middlesbrough Gazette Coach/Mentor of the Year award. He likes to include techniques learned from hosting seminars with some of the biggest names in K-1 in his training sessions.

NATHAN DRYDEN

Contender Junior Coach

Nathan is a skilful and up-and-coming lightweight fighter and our Contender junior coach and PT instructor. He has experience in boxing as well as traditional kickboxing, and is the Contender Promotions British champion and semi professional CPFF 60kg title-holder.