Coaches
All coaches are certified by USA Boxing
Bob Russo, President and Head Coach
Training:
- Completed the Elite Level coaches clinic at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO - Certified Level 3
Recognition:
- Selected 14 times as coach for Team New England
- Selected twice as coach of Regional Team #1, for national championships in Lake Placid, NY - includes New England, New York and New Jersey
- Selected as coach for USA Boxing Team (USA vs England), London, England
- Selected as Coach of the Year 5 times for Northern New England Golden Gloves - includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and upstate New York
- Selected as Coach of the Year for 2008 USA Boxing New England
- Selected as national Coach of the Year for 2020 USA Boxing
- Inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame
- Inducted into the Golden Gloves of America Hall of Fame
National coaching experience
- National PAL championships in Dallas
- 8 USA Boxing championships in Colorado Springs and Cansas City
- 2 Eastern Olympic trials in Scranton and Cocoa Beach
- Olympic trials in Oakland, CA
- Olympic Box-Off in Augusta, GA
- 27 National Golden Gloves championships
- 2 Ringside world championships in Kansas City
- Leadership:
- Executive Director of New England Golden Gloves
- National President of Golden Gloves of America
- Promotions and tournaments:
- Promoted over 100 boxing shows
- Created and directed 15 Northeastern regional boxing championships
- Tournament director for 5 USA Boxing New England championships
- Tournament director 11 New England Golden Gloves championships
Assistant coaches and administration
Skip Neales Marty Higgins Steve Rosacha | Don Drake Ivan Papkee Jean Russo | Durward Ferland Jeff Quirk Mike Russo |