Our high-level coaching team at the Club de boxe de l’Est
You’re in good hands!
Our team of trainers qualified in boxing, physical conditioning and strength training is waiting for you!
Each with their own style, but all driven by the same fire, with the will to pass on their passion and guide boxers toward reaching their goals.
Trainers who list their contact information are available for private classes and can be reached directly for details and to learn their rates.
Each with their own style, but all driven by the same fire, with the will to pass on their passion and guide boxers toward reaching their goals.
Trainers who list their contact information are available for private classes and can be reached directly for details and to learn their rates.
Sylvain Gagnon
Coach of the competition team, he is also available for private classes. With more than 40 years of experience as an Olympic boxing coach, he has coached world champions such as Jean Pascal and Éric Lucas. Sylvain has developed several boxers at the provincial, national and international levels. He has been a national team coach at the World Championships, the Pan American Games, the Commonwealth Games, the Francophone Games as well as the 2012 London Olympic Games.
514-743-7752
Achemi Chikh
Achemi Chikh joined the Club de Boxe de l’Est team in 2023 and is involved at both the recreational and competitive levels. Passionate about boxing from a very young age, he began coaching boxing athletes in 2020. A high-school physical-education teacher, sport plays a central role in his life. In fact, he teaches boxing to his students during the school year to share his passion for the noble art.
514-573-8874
Patrice Volny
A still-active professional boxer and current WBA Canadian middleweight champion, Patrice is also a coach for the competition team, group classes, and private and semi-private classes. With a background of more than 60 amateur fights and around twenty professional fights, he wants to share his passion and experience with recreational and competitive boxers.
Léo Kwitkowski
A group-class and private boxing coach with nearly 60 years of experience, Léo holds a Level 4 coaching certification and is widely recognized as one of the best technicians in Canada. A former national champion of Poland, he boxed for many years across Europe, but especially in Eastern Europe, fighting more than 200 amateur boxing bouts. A great boxing enthusiast, he loves developing new talent and pushing you to become the best version of yourself.
514-677-5752
Nadia Viaud
A former boxer of the Club de Boxe de l’Est, crowned Canadian champion twice, Nadia is also one of the officials of the Fédération Québécoise de Boxe Olympique. Drawing on her journey and her experience, she will train you with passion, patience and a contagious good mood. A coach who is involved and devoted to her sport.
514-808-2088
Voltaire Thomas
A Level 2 boxing coach, Voltaire has several years of boxing experience and more than 60 amateur fights to his name under the colours of the Club de Boxe de l’Est. Crowned provincial champion several times, he is now moving toward a coaching career by continuing his training through the National Coaching Certification Program, specific to boxing. Voltaire is also a coach for the competition team, group classes, and private and semi-private classes. Through these various sessions, he loves teaching this discipline that has been his passion since a young age, as well as fully developing the potential of his athletes.
514-978-7951
Karl Christopher Deloys
At 25 years old, Karl Christopher Deloys won the 2023 Canadian championship in the 86 kg category. He started boxing in 2013 at the Club de Boxe de l’Est with Léonard Kwitkowski, who is still his coach to this day. He is passionate about boxing and nutrition. In fact, it’s in nutrition that he hopes to earn his university degree while continuing his boxing coaching training and his boxing career. A Level 2 boxing coach, he loves sharing his passion for boxing with others, regardless of their age or level.
514-443-0534
Maxence Famelart
A kinesiology student at the Université de Montréal and a competitive powerlifting athlete with technical knowledge and experience in boxing, Maxence can help you with strength training, weight training or physical conditioning, whether in a group or in private training.
Instagram: @strong_as_fax
Elias Badji
Elias began teaching boxing in 2018 after a short competitive boxing career. Passionate about boxing since the age of 15, he was known as a technical boxer with a good understanding of fight strategies. Elias stands out for his ability to teach the essential basics of boxing with precision and clarity to all of his students. Elias is dedicated to helping his students progress, whether they’re there for the love of the sport or to reach more competitive goals. His personalized approach, his patience and his enthusiasm are the keys to his success in developing boxers from all walks of life.
438-924-8250
Patrick Côté
Passionate about physical conditioning since his teens, he fell in love with boxing the moment he set foot in the Club de Boxe de l’Est in 2011. After five years attending the Club as a member, he decided to leave his marketing career in the corporate world and dove into the adventure of dedicating himself 100% to managing the Club de Boxe de l’Est since the fall of 2016.