Olly Murs shows off his ripped physique as his intense boxing workouts with veteran coach Dave Coldwell are revealed By Hannah Mcdonald and Bob Westerdale Published: 06:53 EDT, 19 May 2024 | Updated: 06:53 EDT, 19 May 2024 e-mail View comments If you are interested in savouring Olly Murs 's greatest hits, you'd be better off doing it outside of the boxing ring. The singer-songwriter, 40, has taken up the sport and shared his pride at having learned the craft from scratch. He has trained with veteran boxing coach Dave Coldwell, who revealed his surprise at the star's power and ability during a four-day training stint.
Murs breezed into Coldwell's Rotherham gym to retain his sharp physique while in Sheffield and Leeds for shows supporting Take That. 'We had a great few days in the gym with Olly,' Dave said. 'He can sing, dance, work on TV and play football and it turns out he can box a bit too.
..it makes you sick! Olly Murs has taken up the sport and shared his pride at having learned the craft from scratch, training alongside Dave Coldwell 'The man can punch! He swapped the dancing shoes and mic for boxing boots and gloves in between supporting Take That on their tour.
The boy done good.' Meanwhile last week, Olly met with iconic boxer Ricky Hatton for a sparring session and shared a hilarious clip of the pair training - before the singer gets wiped out. 'Ricky "Hit me" Hatton,' the clip was captioned, which showed Olly land some punches on Ricky's pads before the professional.