OUR COACHING STAFF

Gord Apolloni - Head Coach

Gord Apolloni is N.C.C.P Cert. Level V,   AIBA Rating 3 STAR and has trained the best of the best. His achievements and  accolades are listed below. Gord is the main founder of Top Glove Boxing Academy, previously known as the Ontario National Training Centre.

Beth-Anne Kucheran

Beth is a Club Coach,  is a  level 1 coach under the NCCP coaching program and  Rock Steady Boxing for Parkinson's certified. She is a Registered Traditional Chinese Acupuncturist and an avid advocate of the health benefits of  daily exercise.​

HIGHLIGHTS OF COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS 
  • 1998-2003 Director of Coaching for Boxing Ontario
  • 1992 – 1998 Canadian National Team Coach - Volunteer 
  • Level 1, 2, 3, NCCP Course Facilitator    
  • 1990 Fully Certified Level 5 NCCP Coach (youngest coach to accomplish this at this time)
  • Personal Coach of Provincial, National and World Champions
  • Over 30 Years of Coaching Experience
  • 1992-1998 Volunteer National Coach
  • 1992 - 1994 Ontario Coach of the Year
  • 1992 Tour of Ireland Head Coach
  • 1993 Pre Commonwealth Game Team Coach (Victoria)
  • 1993 Stockholm Box Open Head Coach (Sweden)
  • 1994 World Junior Championship Head Coach (Turkey)
  • 1995 Pan American Games Team Coach (Argentina)
  • 1996 Commonwealth of Nations Head Coach (South Africa)
  • 1996 Canadian Olympic Team Coach (Atlanta) 
  • 1998 Commonwealth Games Head Coach (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
  • 1999 Canadian Championship Head Coach, Program Manager/Provincial

 Second Best medals for Canadian boxing at a Commonwealth Games
  • 2000 Assistant Coach INTERBOX Professional Boxing Promotions Company
  • 2001 Head Coach Tampere, Finland Tamer Turnus
  • 2002 Assistant Coach INTERBOX Professional Boxing Promotions Company
  • 2003-04 National Coach 
  • 2003 World Championships Head Coach/Manager Bankok, Thailand
  • 2003 Head Coach Pan Am Games Sante Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • 2003 Head Coach/Manager All Nations Tournament Ireland
  • 2003 Head Coach/Manager World Cup Oil Producing Countries Nizhnevartovsk 

Russia

  • 2003 Head Coach Canada Select vs Italy select
  • 2006 Head Coach Canada vs Sweden, Sudbury
  • 2007 Head Coach/Manager Ahmed Comet Cup Istanbul, Turkey (Female Team)
  • 2007  Head Coach/Manager Witch Cup, Pec, Hungary (Female Team)
  • 2008 Head Coach/Manager Ahmed Comet Cup, Istanbul, Turkey (Female Team)
  • 2008 Head Coach/ Manager Pan Am Games for Females Ecuador
  • 2008 Head Coach /Manager Witch Cup, Pec, Hungary
  • 2009 Head Coach/Manager Elite Continental Tournament, Mexico City 

Mexico

  • 2009 Head Coach World Championships Milan, Italy
  • 2012 Acquired 3 Star International Coaching rating, needed to coach at                         
  • International events, Olympics World Championships etc.  AIBA rating
  • 2012 Team Coach Youth World Championships Team Coach, Armenia
  • 2013 Youth World Championships Team Coach, Bulgaria
  • 2014 Head Coach Women’s Youth World Championships Taiwan
  • 2015 Team Coach Pan Am Games, Toronto
  • 2016 Coach Olympic Qualifications Training Camp, Montreal
  • 2016 Coach Olympic Qualifications Tournament, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 2016 Coach Elite Women’s World Championships, Astana, Kazakhistan
  • 2016  Head Coach  Final World Olympic Qualifications, Baku, Azerbaijan
  • 2016  Head Coach Youth Continental Tournament Jaco, Costa Rica
  • 2016  Head Coach  Elite Female Balkan Tournament, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 2016  Head Coach  Youth World Championships St. Petersburg, Russia
  • 2017  Head Coach  National Championships  Que City
  • 2017  Head Coach  Canada vs Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
  • 2017  Head Coac h Male/Female Continental Tournament, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
  • 2017  Head Coach  Male/Female Youth Common Wealth Games, Bahamas
  • 2018  Head Coach   Parkinson’s   Program Brought to Sudbury
  • 2019 Provincial Coach for Boxing Ontario

Boxing Ontario 2009 - Ongoing

  • Skill Development Program for Boxing Ontario 3 levels 3 phases / level 
  • Beginners level to Elite
  • Boxing Canada 2007 – Present
  • Consultant – program development, restructure of Technical Manuals
  • Master Facilitator for all CBET Materials
  • Master Learning Facilitator
  • Master Learning Evaluator 
  • Boxing Ontario (PSO) 1998 – 2003, 2005-2009
  • Director of Coaching - responsible for all programming and technical decisions, 
  • Coaching Development              
  • Regional Director (Northern Ontario Region Boxing) 1999-2003
  • Responsible in ensuring all rules and regulations, which govern Boxing Ontario, are followed and adhered to. 

Gord Apolloni as an Athlete

  • Number of Bouts : 85-71 wins
  • 4 Times Canadian National Champion (1975 -77, 1979)
  • 5 Times Ontario Provincial Champion (1975 - 77, 1979, 1982)
  • Best National Boxer (1976, 1978)
  • 1976 Gold Medalist - Canada vs Bermuda
  • 1978 Wisconsin State & Upper Michigan Golden Gloves Champion
                            Voted Best Tournament Boxer
  • 1978 Gold Medalist - Canada vs Finland
  • 1979 1st World Junior Championships in Yokohama Japan                                                          
  • (Ranked in Top 10 in the world)
  • 1979 Gold Medalist in Canada Winter Games
  • 1980 Olympic Contender
  • 1980 Gold Medalist - Canada vs USA
  • 1982 Canadian Bronze  Medalist

Links about Top Glove & Gord Apolloni

2019 NorthBay Nugget https://www.nugget.ca/sports/local-sports/seasons-beatings-martin-main-event-anchors-top-glove-card-on-saturday/wcm/44cbe3bd-f2be-492d-b411-ddcf574ec092
2019 Sudbury.com https://www.sudbury.com/sports/top-glove-founder-at-the-helm-for-team-ontario-for-national-championships-1390585
2019 Sudbury Star ​https://www.thesudburystar.com/sports/local-sports/personal-best-a-place-called-home-top-glove-boxing-opens-new-gym-on-lorne-street%E2%80%A8
2018 Sudbury Living  http://www.sudburylivingmagazine.com/2018/06/27/whos-who-gord-apolloni.html
 Jul 6, 2015 - Sudbury's Gord Apolloni will be helping out the Pan Am boxing team for the third time as one of its coaches.
Pam American games 2015-Sudbury Star
2018 SudburySports https://www.sudburysports.com/article.php?articleId=8719#.XiSVIf5KjIU
2017 CBC.ca https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/one-on-one-with-markus-gord-apolloni-1.4490209
​​​​​​​ 2015 - NorthBay Nugget-3 Fires Martial Arts Academy 
2015 northbaynipissing.com https://www.northbaynipissing.com/community-story/5675147-olympic-boxing-coach-inspires-north-bay-students/
2014 Movie A Fighting Man ​https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5787528/
2014 - Gord Apolloni much rather not talk about himself, his boxer wins gold
​2014-Plenty of entertainment on Fight Night at Top Glove
2014-boxer and character make visit to Sudbury
2013-Justin:The second coming of Trudeau
​2013- Dominic Purcell training for upcoming role  You tube video
2013 - Top Glove Boxing Academy head coach Gord Apolloni talks with actor Izaak Smith
Jan 25, 2013 - Gord Apolloni, Top Glove's head trainer, said the building is a more suitable home for his club,
2012 - Northern Life  Gord Apolloni, head coach at Top Glove Boxing Academy in Sudbury, Head Coach of Team Canada's youth team
Sudbury Olympic Challenge​
2012-Sudbury Star
2012 living After Winning with Mike Stewart
2011 - Gord Apolloni is a fighter.
The Canadian National Boxing Championships