Boxing Coaching

Coaching Experience

Boxing and Personal Trainer, Ricky Jackson has been involved with fitness for the last 40 years, as a professional athlete, collegiate and professional Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for 18 different sports, a Youth Camp Supervisor at The Houstonian Health Club, and a Boxing/Personal trainer at The Briar Club. He has developed his training regiments from his 100 plus hours of Human Performance studies at Texas Southern University to the various trainers and coaches that he has had the tremendous privilege of working with over the years. It has been a great advantage for Ricky, both personally and professionally to have been involved in so many phenomenal training programs. These experiences have helped Ricky develop a style of his own, which includes the most advantageous training regiments for each one of his many satisfied clients.

“Coach” Jackson was a professional prizefighter from 1989 until retiring in 2001. He bypassed the amateur ranks, and began competing on the professional level. He turned heads with an impressive record of 26 wins, 4 losses with 18kos. Achievements during his illustrious boxing career include:

•Texas Cruiserweight Championship Title 1994

•Texas Heavyweight Champion from 1994-2001 (Emeritus)

•World rankings with the WBU (#8), NAFB (#12), WBC (#16), and WBA (#22).

He also made boxing history by fighting for the first ever WBU World Supercruiserweight Title.

As a free agent, Ricky Jackson fought for some of the top promoters and trainers in the World; George Benton, Lou Duva, Eddie Futch, Emanuel Stewart, Don Turner and Tommy Brooks, Curtis Cokes, Jessie Reid, Aaron Snowell, Cedric Kushner and the Duva’s Main Events Monitor. In 1998, he signed with boxing promoter Don King, where he remained until 2000. He attributes his exceptional strength and conditioning knowledge to the multitude and quality of coaches and personal trainers he had the privilege of working with over the years.