The Facility · Est. 2009
Uptown Fitness Centre has been on Olievenhout Avenue in Northgate since 2009. It is not a franchise, a studio or a chain — it is one room in Randburg where Coach Oumpie coaches real boxing, and where 47 members have left it 4.8 stars. Rights Reserved · Results Earned.
By The Numbers
1000+
Members Transformed
17+
Years in the Game
150+
Pro Fighters Trained
90%
Fighter Success Rate
What's Inside
One member put it best in a Google review: “very experienced coach and seriously good facilities.” Here is what that actually means when you walk in off Olievenhout Avenue.
Not a studio with a mirror — an actual boxing ring, which is where the controlled sparring sessions on the timetable happen once you are ready for them.
Heavy bags along the floor, with group boxercise classes running on them five days a week.
Room to drill footwork, shadow work, pad rounds and conditioning circuits as a group — the floor is the point, and it takes a beating.
The Saturday bootcamp runs outdoors — cardio, strength and boxing in the open air rather than in a studio.
Gloves and wraps are here for you to use while you get started. Bring training clothes, takkies and water; buy your own gloves later, once you know you like it.
Coach Oumpie is on the floor, not in an office. There is one Uptown Fitness Centre and no branches — every class runs in this room.
What we do not have: showers, change rooms, a juice bar or a sauna. There is a toilet and a basin. Everything else goes into the coaching, which is the part you came for. Most people train and drive home.
We are in Northgate, Randburg, which puts us inside eight minutes of Sundowner, Sharonlea, Honeydew, Olivedale, Bloubosrand, North Riding, Randpark Ridge and Bromhof — see the full list of suburbs we serve. Check what is on the weekly timetable and what every class costs before you come in.
The Story
Coach Oumpie opened the doors with one belief: anyone can be taught to fight, and the fight makes them stronger everywhere else. Seventeen-plus years on, the gym has carried over 1 000 members through real transformation and put more than 150 pro fighters through serious work.
It is still the same gritty, no-nonsense room it always was — heavy bags, sweat on the floor, and a coach who knows your name. Slightly underground, completely welcoming.
What We Stand For
Every session is built on proper technique — footwork, head movement, timing, conditioning. We train you to actually box, not just sweat for the camera.
First-timers, office workers, kids, ladies-only classes, future pros — the door is the same for all of you. We meet you where you are and push from there.
Nothing here is handed out. You put in the rounds, you get the results. That is the whole deal, and it has worked for over fifteen years.
Head Coach
Founder, head coach, and the reason most people stay. Oumpie has spent his life in the sport — sharp on the pads, patient with beginners, and relentless when you are ready to be pushed. Members describe his sessions as the hardest and most rewarding workout in Joburg, and the numbers back it up.
“Sign-up and thank me later! I've been training here for two months and it changed how I approach fitness. Oumpie is the best in the game.”
Rated 4.8★ across 47+ Google reviews — earned one round at a time.
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Before You Come In
500 Olievenhout Ave, Northgate, Randburg, 2188, in Northgate, Randburg. There is one gym and no branches — every class runs on this floor.
Mon – Fri 06:00 – 20:00, Saturday 08:00 – 14:00, closed Sundays.
A boxing ring, a wall of heavy bags, open floor space for group classes and drills, and an outdoor area used for the Saturday fitness bootcamp. Gloves and wraps are provided while you get started. Facilities are deliberately basic: a toilet and a basin, no showers or change rooms.
No. There is a toilet and a basin, and that is it. This is a fight gym rather than a health club, so most people train and drive home. Worth knowing before you plan a session on the way to the office.
Comfortable training gear, proper takkies, water and a small towel. That is genuinely it — we have gloves and wraps for you. Sign up online first and you can train on your first visit.
Yes. Walk in during opening hours or send a WhatsApp to 067 603 5511 first and Coach Oumpie will show you the floor himself.
500 Olievenhout Ave, Northgate, Randburg, 2188. Sign up online in five minutes, then walk in and find out what you are made of. From R600 a month, no joining fee, no lock-in.