Meet your Coaches
Jess is the owner and gym's chief instructor - she teaches most of the small-group classes and oversees the sparring program. She holds a current CPR-certification and safety is ALWAYS her number one priority. She wants you to get everything possible from your workout; her goal is for you to leave every class covered in sweat and feeling like you've made some real improvements to your boxing technique. She has daytime, evening, and weekend availability for personal training and private coaching and gets really fired up designing specialized personal training and boxing regimens for her private clients.
Injured? Out of Shape? New to Boxing?
No problem! Jess is comfortable working with all abilities and fitness levels, and tailors her workouts to optimize each class member's capabilities and physical limitations. While Jess will push you to challenge yourself and offers an intense workout, all classes are meant to be self-paced. Slow down if you need a breather; push harder if you can handle more! You'll see a great range of ages, genders, and fitness levels in all the small-group classes (and lots of modifications being made for all kinds of injuries!)
Have a fitness or weight goal in mind?
Jess is thrilled to offer free basic nutritional support as part of your gym membership, and tailored nutritional programs for those interested in achieving specific nutrition goals. She is almost as passionate talking about food planning and meal prep as she is about boxing. Your goals are her goals! :)
Just Love Boxing? Want to learn how to "really" look like Tyson, Lomachenko, or Ali?
Jess is a passionate boxing enthusiast that is just as excited to correct your form as she is to nerd out with you over an upcoming fight. Like for hours. Seriously.
Wanna fight?
Jess has lots of experience training amateur boxers and would love to corner your first (or seventeenth!!) fight. She holds current USA Boxing certifications in Level I Coaching and Level I Referee/Judging. And her coaching doesn't end when you walk out the door - she's with you all the way, from nutrition, to outside-the-gym workout plans, to the occasional (or frequent!) emotional support. She absolutely loves creating progressive training programs that are individually-tailored to each fighter. Jess is also super proud to have an ongoing relationship (both as an alumni and as a coach) with Haymakers for Hope, a charity that gives "ordinary" people the chance to get in the ring and fight for the first time while simultaneously raising money to cure cancer.
Amy Pole is a lead coach that teaches the Tuesday and Thursday morning group bag and conditioning classes. She is also available to conduct early morning personal training sessions at other times. Please reach out to her directly at amy.pole19@gmail.com for information on her availability and other information on private coaching rates.
About Amy:
Amy joined Boxsmith in early 2021 and quickly became obsessed with the sport. She fought in Haymakers for Hope in December 2021 and continued fighting regularly since. Amy has several tournament titles in the novice 125 division including 2022 King of the Ring, 2022 Marciano, 2023 NE Golden Gloves, 2023 NE Championships, and 2024 King of the Ring.
Amy's passion for boxing has grown with each fight, and she is excited to share this passion with others at any level. Amy's weekly training includes heavy bags, mitts, sparring, conditioning, lifting, plyometric exercises, running, and yoga. She is happy to help you with your boxing journey and all the cross-training that comes with it!
Outside of the gym, Amy is a mom and a Doctor of Occupational Therapy who works in a public school. She also coaches high school track. Amy loves hiking, skiing, cooking, and watching movies with her husband, beagle, and 2 cats. Amy is currently training for a marathon and is crushing her running times.
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Jessica Smith is the owner and gym's chief instructor - she teaches most of the small-group classes and oversees the sparring program. She holds a current CPR-certification and safety is ALWAYS her number one priority. She wants you to get everything possible from your workout; her goal is for you to leave every class covered in sweat and feeling like you've made some real improvements to your boxing technique. She has daytime, evening, and weekend availability for personal training and private coaching and gets really fired up designing specialized personal training and boxing regimens for her private clients.
Injured? Out of Shape? New to Boxing?
No problem! Jess is comfortable working with all abilities and fitness levels, and tailors her workouts to optimize each class member's capabilities and physical limitations. While Jess will push you to challenge yourself and offers an intense workout, all classes are meant to be self-paced. Slow down if you need a breather; push harder if you can handle more! You'll see a great range of ages, genders, and fitness levels in all the small-group classes (and lots of modifications being made for all kinds of injuries!)
Have a fitness or weight goal in mind?
Jess is thrilled to offer free basic nutritional information and advice as part of your gym membership and can create custom nutritional programs for those interested in achieving specific nutrition or weight goals. She is almost as passionate talking about food planning and meal prep as she is about boxing. Your goals are her goals! :)
Just Love Boxing? Want to learn how to "really" look like Tyson, Lomachenko, or Ali?
Jess is a passionate boxing enthusiast that is just as excited to correct your form as she is to nerd out with you over an upcoming fight. Like for hours. Seriously.
Wanna fight?
Jess has lots of experience training amateur boxers and would love to corner your first (or seventeenth!!) fight. She holds current USA Boxing certifications in Level I Coaching and Level I Referee/Judging. And her coaching doesn't end when you walk out the door - she's with you all the way, from nutrition, to outside-the-gym workout plans, to the occasional (or frequent!) emotional support. She absolutely loves creating progressive training programs that are individually-tailored to each fighter. Jess is also super proud to have an ongoing relationship (both as an alumni and as a coach) with Haymakers for Hope, a charity that gives "ordinary" people the chance to get in the ring and fight for the first time while simultaneously raising money to cure cancer.
Amy Pole is a lead coach that teaches the Tuesday and Thursday morning group bag and conditioning classes. She is also available to conduct early morning personal training sessions at other times. Please reach out to her directly at amy.pole19@gmail.com for information on her availability and other information on private coaching rates.
About Amy:
Amy joined Boxsmith in early 2021 and quickly became obsessed with the sport. She fought in Haymakers for Hope in December 2021 and continued fighting regularly since. Amy has several tournament titles in the novice 125 division including 2022 King of the Ring, 2022 Marciano, 2023 NE Golden Gloves, 2023 NE Championships, and 2024 King of the Ring.
Amy's passion for boxing has grown with each fight, and she is excited to share this passion with others at any level. Amy's weekly training includes heavy bags, mitts, sparring, conditioning, lifting, plyometric exercises, running, and yoga. She is happy to help you with your boxing journey and all the cross-training that comes with it!
Outside of the gym, Amy is a mom and a Doctor of Occupational Therapy who works in a public school. She also coaches high school track. Amy loves hiking, skiing, cooking, and watching movies with her husband, beagle, and 2 cats. Amy is currently training for a marathon and is crushing her running times.
Matteo:
Matteo Joyce found BoxSmith just in the last few years and instantly fell in love. It encouraged him to progress at his own pace and approach fitness in a really new way that was foreign to him, as a lifter. He had already loved the feeling he got when working on his PR's with lifting, but this was a whole new challenge, and a whole new perspective on what "being in shape" could feel like! He specializes in teaching proper lifting form, now through the lens of boxing, to help clients become more functional in their lives - whether it's to progress at a sport or just carry around their groceries or get up off the couch with a bit more ease.
A big kid at heart, Matteo loves working with youth and teens - his enthusiasm for the sport is infectious and he loves it when his younger clients catch that bug directly from him.
Matteo's classes are a dynamic experience that blends boxing with cardio and strength training. He's known to sneak barbells, kettlebells and dumbbells into his routines to strengthen the body and challenge the mind. This balanced, mindful workout promotes full-body wellness, offering a powerful mix of strength and flexibility targeting the boxer's body. Matteo emphasizes exploring self-awareness, empowerment, patience, compassion and acceptance in your boxing - we all move at different paces and it's important to meet your body where it's at!
Have a Question?
Contact Jess directly at Jessica@boxsmith.net or 929-BOX-BOX-1
All BoxSmith coaches and subs are USABoxing and CPR certified.