meet the team
Boxing Coach
After a career as a professional basketball player for the Canberra Cannons, Steve later took up boxing and represented Australia in multiple national and international tournaments, winning several Australian titles and earning a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
With over a decade of coaching experience, Steve has trained athletes of all levels-from beginners to elite competitors, including several UFC fighters. He also holds a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, reflecting his dedication to mastering multiple disciplines. Combining elite-level experience with technical skill and a passion for coaching, Steve continues to inspire and develop athletes across all levels.
Boxing Coach
Ikenna “Ike” is a professional cruiserweight boxer who made his pro debut in September 2024 and has five professional fights as of early 2026. Before turning pro, he competed in over 100 amateur bouts, earning a World Cup silver medal in the USA, a World Cup bronze in Germany, two Australian Golden Gloves titles, and multiple national silver medals. He represented Australia at the 2023 IBA World Championships in Tashkent and competed internationally in Hungary and Bulgaria. With five years of coaching experience in Canberra and Penrith, Ike brings elite-level experience, technical skill, and a high-performance approach to every athlete he coaches.
Women’s Boxing Coach
Madeleine is an accomplished boxer and coach, who began her boxing career over 10 years ago to overcome her teenage angst. Since then she has won state and national titles, and has represented Australia in multiple international tournaments including the World Championships in Istanbul 2022 and the World Cup in Kazakhstan 2025. She has a wealth of experience coaching in gyms in both Perth and Canberra. We are thrilled to have Madeleine as our Women’s Boxing Coach, bringing her experience, skill, and passion to developing the next generation of female boxing talent.
Boxing Coach
Ferdi started boxing at the age of 13 after picking up a ‘Rocky’ book at his school library. He started going to his local PCYC and the boxing obsession took hold since then he’s trained at America’s oldest gym, Gleason’s in New York, and the 5th St. Gym in Miami, home of Muhammad Ali and the famed Mayweather boxing club. Ferdi trained under Floyd Mayweather senior, and Jeff Mayweather. He has also trained with Kostya Tszyu’s trainer Johnny Lewis, and fought Jai Opetaia and Tim Tszyu. He was Golden Gloves runner up at Brisbane in 2014…
Over his 15 year career, Ben amassed a combined record of 67 professional fights in Kickboxing, Boxing and MMA with 52 wins, 12 losses, 3 draws and an astonishing 44 Knock Outs. Ben has competed all over the world including The Tokyo Dome in Japan and Madison Square Garden in New York City, USA. He was the Australian Heavyweight Boxing Champion in 2015 and holds the K1 Kickboxing tournament world Record from 2010, with 3 Knock Outs in one night in a total time of 3mins 30 seconds. He competed in the PFL million dollar MMA tournament in Atlantic City, NJ in 2019 and Glory Kickboxing in 2013 and twice in 2015….
BJJ and MMA Coach
Since the early 1990s, Adam Saunderson has had a focus on sports martial arts. Beginning with judo and boxing, he transitioned to freestyle martial arts, then into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and MMA at an amateur and pro level. Adam became fanatical about BJJ in 2001 after he first come across UFC in Sydney. He moved to Perth then London to train, before heading to Canberra in 2010. After becoming one of the highest ranked BJJ practitioners in the region, Adam journeyed to Thailand, training at the now-famous MMA gym, Phuket Top Team….
Martial Arts Coach
At just nine years old, Andy began his martial arts journey studying Judo under Allan Broadhead at the Illawarra International Judo Club. Competing at state level, Andy also learned several striking arts including kickboxing, Kung Fu and boxing. However, a move to Western Australia in 2001 saw him take up the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) under Professor Grayson West. He competed in interstate competitions as well as winning several WA state titles in Gi and NoGi grappling….
Wrestling Coach
With over 15 years’ competition experience in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, Ben’s knowledge of the sport is comprehensive. He is a life-member of ACT Wrestling and the current president of ACT Wrestling Inc. Ben has competed both nationally and internationally, and won both the National and Oceania Championships in Greco-Roman. He is a qualified UWW Level 1 Coach and Wrestling Australia certified Level 1 Coach….