University of Miami Boxing Club

The students who represent University of Miami in sparring matches:

Anaid Benitez Graduate Student Ph.D. in Cancer Biology

What brought you to college boxing? Great sport! Boxing at the collegiate level allows you to build confidence and responsibility for your own training. You get what you put in, nothing more and nothing less.

Nationality:Cuban

Lev Ilyich Kogan 3rd year B.S. in Finance Minor in Political Science

What brought you to college boxing? Why not?

Nationality:Russian

Dmitriy Kan Freshman B.S. in Management

What brought you to college boxing? I love it – Want to be more diversified in my college life experience

Nationality:Kazakhstan (Ethnicity: Korean, Language: Russian)

Gabriel Jones College year: Freshman B.S. in Marine Science and Biology

What brought you to college boxing? Numerous reasons. I heard boxers undergo the toughest workout regimen of any athletes. I think with a little conditioning and a good bit of training, I can become somebody who can do the school proud. I want speed, power, notoriety, and the thrill of the fight.

Nationality:U.S.A

Courtney Jackson Sophomore B.S. in Biology Minor in Chemistry

What brought you to college boxing? Once I got out the navy, I moved to LA, boxed at Wild Card and from there I was hooked. After I got accepted to UM, I quickly checked if they had boxing. They did, I met the coaches, heard Mickey’s father’s story about winning two national championships and made the UM Hall of Fame. So from there on I made a goal for myself to obtain that or better.

Nationality:Jamaican-American

Jake Saltzman Freshman Undecided

What brought you to college boxing? Boxing at home

Nationality:American

Andrew Brewster Sophomore B.S. in International finance and marketing

What brought you to college boxing? First came for the workout and fell in love with the sport

Nationality:American

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Keith Jackson and our very own Mickey Demos are the trainers of the new, official University of Miami Boxing Club. It’s a club very close to our heart here at Biscayne Boxing and Fitness: Before the Committee on Student Organizations (COSO) along with the Federation of Club Sports Officers admitted the boxing club into its roster of student organizations and club sports earlier this month, the Club’s student boxers met up here to train under Mickey’s guidance.

MICKEY DEMOS COACHING FROM OUTSIDE THE RING

KEITH JACKSON WORKING WITH UM FIGHTER NICK AMODEO

Gym owner Thomas Tew is Florida Collegiate Boxing Conference President and his dream is for UM boxers to spar in matches with other collegiate teams across the state and maybe even at the National level.