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I coach the fighter, not the sport.

Programs built for the fighter, not just for “boxing.”

I'm a strength coach who wants to see your fight footage, watch your bag work and talk to your coach. Are you struggling to be explosive with your double jab? Do you have the hip strength to sit down on a hook, or are you throwing it with your arms? Success starts with finding the weak links, and that's what we train.

Your program isn't written weeks in advance. Like adjustments in the corner between rounds, we evaluate what's working, fix what isn't and build the athlete you need to be to achieve your goals.

Who it's for

First fight, fortieth fight, or no fight at all.

  • Recreational boxers. You box two to four times a week and want to get better without being wrecked for class.
  • Amateur competitors. Make weight, peak on fight night and never fade in the third round.
  • Masters, 40+. You still train hard, but recovery and injuries matter more now. Training like you did in your 20s won't cut it anymore.
  • White-collar and first fights. The standard prep is only eight weeks. Make every one of them count.
  • Pros. As a pro, being your best is non-negotiable. You need a strength coach who understands the ring as well as the weight room.

Old school vs new school.

What old school gets right

Mental toughness. I'll bet on the fighter who gets up at 5 a.m. every day to run in the dark over the one obsessed with studies, any day.

Gym strength doesn't equal boxing strength. Old-timers knew big gym lifts didn't translate to the ring, and they were right.

What new school gets wrong

Falling in love with the numbers. Every athlete loves progress, but you can't turn a boxer into a lifter and expect to win.

High intensity everything. A good fighter is relaxed. Strength coaches who have never boxed assume everything is high intensity and maximum effort, but good fighters know better.

Bad habits. Holding your breath, a stable base and never shifting your bodyweight are great for lifting, but terrible for boxing.

The RoundWon way

Never ignore the lessons proven by the old school.

Don't turn boxers into lifters.

Fix the weak links that hold back performance in the ring, not just in the gym.

“Louie Simmons, one of the most famous lifters and coaches in history, once told me that an athlete was better off doing no strength training at all than doing it wrong. And he was right.”

Craig Bongelli

Conjugate, built for the ring.

Conjugate develops power, speed, strength and endurance at the same time. That means you'll never be caught in the wrong training phase for a short-notice fight, you won't lose ground in one area trying to improve another, and you'll always be ready to train and perform at your best.

Official scorecardRoundWon S&C
1
Speed and power
Sharper punches, faster footwork.
10
2
Endurance
A gas tank that never runs out.
10
3
Strength
Harder to move, harder to hurt.
10
Every round, won.

Your coach runs the camp. S&C is how you get the most out of it.

Your head coach knows you better than anyone. As a strength and conditioning coach, my job is to work with them to find what's holding you back, and make sure the results are showing up in the ring.

There should never be a conflict between a strength coach and a boxing coach. We want the same thing.

Do you know what Dempsey, Marciano or Mayweather could bench press? Neither does anyone else.

Strength and conditioning should make you more explosive, build your gas tank and keep you injury-free, so you're remembered for what matters: how you box.

Two ways to have RoundWon in your corner.

For a fight on the calendar

Fight Camp

From$599per camp

8 to 12 weeks, built backwards from your fight date.

  • Conjugate S&C planned around your sparring
  • Nutrition guidance for performance
  • Check-ins and video review
  • A weekly summary for your head coach
Between fights, all year

Coached

From$149per month

Monthly coaching that moves with your training week.

  • A program that fits two to four boxing sessions a week
  • Weekly check-ins and form review
  • Direct messaging with your coach
  • Switch into Fight Camp the day a fight is booked

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Craig coaching an athlete through an overhead lift
Former Director of Education, Westside Barbell Creator of the Rival Torque Grip Former professional strongman

Craig Bongelli

I've loved boxing since I was five, throwing ones and twos at pillows my grandfather held up while we watched Rocky.

I've spent my career learning from the best in strength. Louie Simmons taught me that plans need to be principles: find the weak link, eliminate it, then find the next. Bill Kazmaier taught me how much work an athlete can really handle, and how to fuel it. Josh Bryant taught me intensity, and not to major in the minors. Andy Bolton taught me that world-class results don't need complicated plans.

When I went back into the ring after strongman, my strength made me incredibly durable. I could handle the grueling rounds of training, the bag work and the miles of roadwork. But I'd also hard-wired lifting habits that hurt me as a fighter. I held my breath. I set a stable base instead of moving. I pushed off my back foot like a clean and jerk instead of exploding my bodyweight into my punches.

As a 330 lb pro strongman, I didn't hit as hard as I do today at 235 lb, and that's why I coach the way I do.

A fighter training with the Torque Grip

The Torque Grip

Designed by Craig. Made by Rival.

The great knockout punchers all had strong forearms and turned their knuckles over at impact. I designed the Torque Grip to train exactly that, and Rival Boxing Gear makes it.

Shop it at Rival

Some of the fighters I've worked with

  1. 01Charles MartinFormer IBF heavyweight world champion
  2. 02Denton DaleyWBC-NABF, Canadian and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles
  3. 03Sara Haghighat JooWBA light flyweight world champion
  4. 04Natasha SpenceWBA interim middleweight world champion
  5. 05Artur BinkowskiCanadian Olympian and pro heavyweight
  6. 06Jason DouglasCommonwealth Games gold medallist and pro cruiserweight
Plus pros including
Andre GorgesNamah DaghirBradley HamilCarolyn RedmondCody EastRoy Tjoa
Denton Daley in the ring

“I’m up there in the world. These guys all have world-class strength trainers. Well, I need a world-class strength trainer myself in order to compete… My punch got a lot stronger, my core got a lot stronger, just my physical strength overall got a lot stronger. And I did go on to win more titles, but I don’t believe, in that time, I could have done that without Craig’s teachings.”

Denton DaleyWBC-NABF, Canadian and Commonwealth cruiserweight champion

Common questions

Won't lifting make me slow?

It can. The biggest mistake I see boxers make is doing too much of it. Lifting gives you exact numbers, and boxing doesn't, so it's easy to fall in love with them. But nobody wins a fight on their squat. We train what makes you better in the ring, and nothing that gets in its way.

Can you help me make weight?

Yes. Your training and nutrition get planned around your weight class so you get there feeling strong, not drained, and I work alongside your coach and nutritionist if you have one.

Isn't all of this free on YouTube?

There's a lot of free advice on YouTube and across the internet. If you're using it and you're happy with the progress you're making, keep using it. When you need something built specifically for you, that's what RoundWon is for.

My coach handles everything.

Good. Keep it that way. RoundWon works around your coach's sessions and sends them a summary, so you show up fresh for the work that matters.

Am I too old for this?

No. Your program adjusts for recovery, old injuries and the hours you actually have, so you can keep boxing into your 50s and beyond.

I work full time. Do I have time for this?

Most fighters below the top level have day jobs. Programs are built around two to four boxing sessions a week, not on top of them.

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