USA Boxing is proud to announce that over the weekend, eight coaches completed their Gold-level certifications while they were at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Each of the eight participating coaches passed with a 90-percent average or higher. The course was just the second Gold-level Coaching Certification course hosted by USA Boxing. The next USA Boxing Gold-level Coaching Certification course will be hosted on Oct. 26, with more information to come for interested coaches.

The USA Boxing Gold-level Coaching Certification course is an application-based process with a maximum of eight coaches/participants allowed per course. Each course will offer international competition tactics, strength and conditioning, nutrition, injury prevention and maintenance, and more.

The cost of the clinic is $1,000/person, which includes housing and meals at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Training Center. Flights to Colorado Springs are not included and will be the responsibility of the registered participants/coaches.

To be eligible for the Gold-level Coaching Certification course, coaches must have completed the following prerequisites:

• USA Boxing Silver-level Certification

o Note: Coaches must be Silver level certified for a minimum of one year prior to taking the Gold course

• USA Boxing Nutrition Certification (Linked Here)

• USA Boxing Strength and Conditioning Certification (Linked Here)

For any questions, please contact the USA Boxing Coaching Education Coordinator, Kammara Penick, at kpenick@usaboxing.org.

USA Boxing Gold Course Certification Recipients | October 2025

Coach Name

Hometown

LBC

Frank Aleman

Fresno, Calif.

(46) Central California

Allen Alvir

Oakland Gardens, N.Y.

(6) Metropolitan

Eddie Cook

Richmond, Va.

(12) Virginia

Keith Driscoll

Fairview Heights, Ill.

(22) Ozark

Courtney Epperson

Kansas City, Mo.

(28) Missouri Valley

Terry Green

Colorado Springs, Colo.

(60) NCBA Collegiate

Yessenia Montalvo

Bloomfield, N.J.

(7) New Jersey

Ronald Wright

Columbus, Ga.

(45) Georgia