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Boxing has given me a lot of things and most noticeably a bigger chest and broad shoulders, but I still have some stomach fat, I'd like to lose that , not only for aesthetics but also for my weight class.

I'm 175 lbs at 6'2 and I would like to drop to 168lbs or even 160lbs so I can fight at middleweight. I am pretty lean and only have fat around my stomach so 160lbs might be too much to ask for but I'm willing to try.

I am in no hurry but this is more of a long term thing I want to work on, already dropped the unhealthy stuff from my diet and I lost 2lbs last week just from doing that.

 

Adding roadwork will help you lose weight presuming you don't eat more because of it. Don't go mad on running though. Boxing is always best for boxers.

 

Completely depends on how many calories you are consuming, instead of adding extra work which will require your body to eat more to recover or risk injury stop eating so much, you are at 175lbs because you are putting 175lbs worth of food into your body, no exercise will make you lose weight if you do not have a calorie deficit in your eating program.

 

run first thing when you wake up before eating to really shed the weight. 20 mins should be fine

 

waiting for the usuals to jump on you..............

 

When I was 16 I did HIIT every other day early in the morning, Lost so much weight (Was kinda overweight) but my schedule only allows for late night runs.

Also what are the signs if you can make a weight class or not?

 

Your body has ways of telling you when you can't perfom at a lower weightclass. Signs in my experience are either
1) you physicly can not get down to the weight
2) you can get down to the weight but feel weaker have less energy etc

 

Please, stop.

This. It is fact, not opinion.

 

Okay thanks, I guess you can also see it in the mirror?

 

No. Its one thing reaching a weight for looks which is rather easy and its another reaching a weight and havng all your athletic cabilities.

 

if there's some secret to maintaining 100% strength while cutting 15-20 lbs, i'd really like to know. i think no matter what, if you do a significant cut, you're going to lose some muscle mass and strength.

 

This.

 

I agree thats why i think cutting that much weight just to fight at a smaller weight is not always whats best for you

 

Your diet will dictate whether you lose weight.

Or at least the healthy way.

 

ive lost 18lbs and my lifts have all relatively stayed the same or gone up, especially my squat. it depends on how slowly you lose the weight. a couple lbs a week and im fine. there does come a point where you will begin to notice a decrease in strength, and that also depends on how much weight you plan to lose, where your bf% was when you started, your experience with lifting, and just your body in general.