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COACH 01 / 18 · HEAD COACH · FOUNDER
Don Somerville.
What we do is absolutely different.
2x
Ringside World Champion
1x
Golden Gloves National Title
20+
Years coaching
The story
How he got here.
Founder. Golden Gloves and Diamond Gloves champion. Two-time Ringside World Champion as a coach. Built Different Breed to be the gym he wished existed when he was twelve — work is real, the standard is high, the door is open. The thing that lights him up most: watching a kid headed the wrong way turn around and graduate.
He built DBEF to be the gym he wished existed when he was twelve. A place where the work is real, the standard is high, and the door is open.
I never had a better feeling than watching a young man make a complete U-turn and
graduate.
The record.
2002
First state title as athlete
2007
Begins coaching at Teaneck PAL
2014
Founds Different Breed Elite Fitness
2017
National Golden Gloves coach of the year
2018
USA Boxing national championship coach
2024
Expands to Pilates & women’s programs
What they coach
Adult boxingSparring programAthlete developmentMentorship