Meet the Church Street Boxing Gym Staff
The Church Street Staff takes great pride in providing members with the best service possible. Take a few seconds to get acquainted with the most interesting part of Church Street: our staff.
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Jason Strout
Position: Owner / Head Trainer
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Former ISKA & IKF North American Light Middle Weight Champion
Wisconsin State USA Boxing Middle Weight Champion
Coaching Experience: WKA World Champion, Earned 3 different WKA National Champions, 2 WKA North American Champions, WMC/IFMA Muay Thai world Cup Bronze Medallist, USA Boxing Metro Champion. Strout also has extensive experience working with professional boxers as well as UFC competitors. |
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Justin Blair
Position: Founder and Owner / Marketing & Business Development
Hometown: NYC, NY
Fight Experience: Boxing 11 wins & 3 losses
Blair founded the Church Street Gym in 1997 after returning home to NYC after graduating from the University of New Mexico. While in school, Blair successfully competed as an amateur boxer. Shortly after completing his education Blair combined his passion for the sport of boxing with his drive to own his own business and opened the Church Street Boxing Gym. In addition to owning the club now with Jason (above), Blair also is President of JB Sports Marketing which produces the Friday Night Fights NYC Series.
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Jonathan Earl
Position: Assistant Boxing Trainer
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Upcoming Amateur Fighter |
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Eric Kelly
Position: Senior Boxing Trainer
Hometown: Titusville, Florida
Fight Experience: 104 wins & 14 losses
With over 100 fights under his belt, Eric Kelly was an outstanding amateur boxer, He was a 2x New York Golden Gloves Champion, 4x Natinaol Champion, 2000 Olympic alternate, 3x Milwaukee Golden Gloves. While going to school and training at the U.S.O.E.C. (United States Olympic Education Center), he was Ranked 1 in the country under USA Boxing and Ranked 4th in world. |
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Jose “Cana” Ramirez
Position: Senior Boxing Instructor
Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Has over 120 amateur fights. He was a 2x Dominican Republic National Champion. As a professional boxer, Antonio has 47 fights, winning the Dominican Republic Featherweight title, WBC FECAROX Super Feather Weight Title, and theWBO NABO Super Feather Weight Title. |
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Steven Mandolfo
Position: Assistant Boxing Instructor
Hometown: Queens, NY
Upcoming Amateur Fighter |
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Brian Innis
Position: Wrestling Instructor
Hometown: Secaucus, NJ
Competitive Experience: High School Multiple Time State Qualifier, Ranked 6th in NJ, Multiple District 16 Champion, 2x Region 4 Finalist, Region Champion, Captain of 2x NJ State Championship Team. Went on to wrestle at Montclair State University. Started Varsity as a true freshman.
Coaching Experience: 6 years High School coaching experience, coached multiple NJ State Top 8 Place Finishers, 2 NJ State Finalists, coached a NJ State Parochial Championship Team, coached multiple Nationally Ranked High School Wrestlers
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Professor Fabricio Medici
Position: Jiu jistsu instructor
Hometown:Sao Paulo, Brazil
Experience:· Began Training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 1999.
Received Black Belt on March 2008. Champion at the Black Belt Challenge in California April 2009. Third Place Pan-American Championship 2008 and 2009. Over 50 medals, trophies and championship belts achieved in national tournaments in Brazil.
Teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu since 2003. World Class recognized referee from IBJJF/CBJJ, ADCC, Abu Dabi World Pro, Grapplers Quest. Head referee of Long Island Pride, New Jersey BJJ Federation and Big Apple BJJ Tournament.
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Chris Kwiatkowski
Position: Muay Thai Instructor
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Fight Experience:
Has over 20 amateur fight and Currently has 5 professional fights. Former WKA North American Champion and WKA Amateur World Champion |
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Jaime Baez
Position: Front Desk Manager
Hometown: Bronx, NY |
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