HEAD BOXING COACH · SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST
Artem
Apollo's head boxing coach and a classic product of the Russian Olympic school — in boxing since 1999, 350 amateur bouts, 312 wins and the Russia national team at tournaments in Bulgaria, Finland, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, China, Germany and Hungary; German Bundesliga champion (2015) and Oil Countries World Cup finalist (2017). Coaching full-time since 2020 — around 12,000 hours with athletes from 90+ countries — with two university degrees, in coaching and in psychology. His pro fighters box on DAZN, and the three he built at Apollo (Vlad Khotenov, Rakhman Babakishiev, Aigel Khodova) are a combined 26–0.
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 70 kg
- Stance
- Orthodox
The scoreboard
Who Artem trains
Vladislav Khotenov Pro boxer · 9–0 (7 KOs)2.8K@khotenovvv 
Rakhman Babakishiev Pro boxer · 8–0 (6 KOs)2.4K@rakhman.babakishiev 
Aigel Khodova Pro boxer · 9–0 (7 KOs)1.8K@aygel.khodova 
Joel Camilleri Pro middleweight · 31–8–116.6K@joelcamakoBreakdown
of The Coach
Editorial read of his style — not official measurements.
- Technique 9/10
- Distance / reach 9/10
- Timing, counters 9/10
- Defence 9/10
- International experience 9/10
- Individual programming 10/10
Inside the style
What Artem teaches
Long range
Uses his height and reach: the jab as a tool of control, the rear hand from a far point.
Points work
Amateur timing: precision and tempo over power. Land clean and don't get hit.
Coach & psychologist
Two degrees — coaching and psychology. Reads the fighter as well as the fight: controls the tempo, never gets dragged into a wild exchange.
Discipline
Olympic base-building — stance, feet, defence, with no street boxing.
Day one
How Artem starts with you
- 01 Goals A conversation first — what you want from boxing and how long you're staying at the camp.
- 02 3-minute assessment Three minutes of shadow boxing, so he can see your technique, your habits, your strong and weak sides.
- 03 Your program An individual plan for your whole stay. Nothing off the shelf — technique and fighting style adapted to the person in front of him.
- 04 Beginner or pro The same method whether you're putting on gloves for the first time or preparing for a professional fight.
Record
Credentials & honours
- 350 amateur bouts, 312 wins — in boxing since 1999
- Russia national team at international tournaments in Bulgaria, Finland, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, China, Germany and Hungary
- German Bundesliga champion (2015)
- Finalist (silver), Oil Countries Boxing World Cup (2017)
- Champion of the Russian Armed Forces (2017) · bronze, Russian championship (2013)
- Master of Sport of Russia in boxing (2013)
- Two university degrees — coaching and psychology
- ~12,000 hours of coaching since 2020 with athletes from 90+ countries
- Head coach of professional boxers who appear regularly on DAZN
What you'll take away
Why train with Artem
A correct base from day one — stance, distance, discipline — and a program built around you, not a template.
Amateur-boxing tactics and points work from someone who lived it at the international level.
Distance management and the timing of counter-punches — his Apollo-built pros are a combined 26–0 and box on DAZN.
Nothing is off the shelf. Three minutes of shadow boxing — and I build the program around you.
In boxing since 1999, when he started at five: 350 amateur bouts, 312 wins, the Russia national team at international tournaments in Bulgaria, Finland, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, China, Germany and Hungary, the German Bundesliga title in 2015 and the final of the Oil Countries Boxing World Cup in 2017. Tall and long-armed for the light weight, he builds the fight at range and works on anticipation and the count rather than the exchange — a classic product of the Russian Olympic school under the honoured coaches Oleg Atapin and Alfred Grishin.
He moved into coaching in 2020 and has since logged around 12,000 hours with athletes from more than 90 countries. He holds two university degrees — in coaching and in psychology — and combines both in his work. Several of his fighters box professionally and appear regularly on DAZN: Vlad Khotenov (9–0), Rakhman Babakishiev (8–0), Aigel Khodova (9–0), Joel Camilleri (31–8–1), Kevin Kischenko (5–0), Qassem Adudabat (5–0) and Muhammadaziz Uktamov (6–2).
Every athlete who trains with Artem starts the same way. First, a conversation about goals and how long you’re staying at the camp. Then a short practical assessment — three minutes of shadow boxing, so he can see your technique, your habits, your strong and weak sides. From there he builds an individual program for your whole stay. Nothing is off the shelf: technique and fighting style get adapted to the person in front of him, whether that’s a beginner or a professional preparing for a fight.