Coach Richard Stephenson is a USA Boxing certified coach, that has been involved in boxing for over 15 years. First as an amateur fighter, and later and currently as a coach.
Being a combat veteran, Coach believes in a disciplined and regimented approach to boxing training. With an emphasis on safety, technique and fundamentals.
Coach Rich is a IBA 1-Star level coach, a USA Boxing Silver Level Coach, as well a Certified Cut Technician. He is also currently a coach on the USA Boxing National High Performance Team. He started his coaching career as coach of the West Point (United States military Academy) female collegiate boxing team. During the 2017-2018 season, the team had 4 individual national boxing champions and won the team national championship. In late 2018 he created the Breathing Boxing Club. Where he has partnered with the historic New York Athletic Club in midtown NYC.
Breathing Boxing Club is an officially registered USA Boxing amateur boxing club, now operating our of the New York Athletic Club. Our goal is to utilize boxing to teach and enhance complete physical fitness, discipline, character, competitive spirit, and much more both in and outside the ring. We train competitive boxing all ages from 12 years old and up. As a club, we compete regularly in the area, as well as on a national scale.
As Coach Rich tells people all the time, “Nobody truly knows who they are until they step foot in a ring.” Be prepared to challenge us, and challenge yourself!! We truly are Breathing Boxing!!
