Andre Cray

Boxing Coach

Coaching Since

2008

How I Got Started…

It happened when I was 9 years old. I was at Windsor Park and walked into the Douglas Recreation Center. I looked inside and there was a boxing gym. So I went in and started playing around hitting the bags, and that’s when the coach, Jerry Page, walked in. He told me I could be good, and so I started training under him. I had my very first fight at 11 years old, and when they announced my name in the ring, it was so loud that I couldn’t even think, and I loved that feeling! That first fight, I won. My second fight, I lost. My third fight, I lost. My fourth fight, I lost. My fifth fight, I lost. I didn’t let the losses discourage me though! I stayed disciplined with my training, began to win more and more, and in time I became a pro. I strive to put that mindset into my fighters. Be disciplined, and don’t quit when things aren’t going your way.