BOXING COACH · TWO-TIME EUROPEAN CHAMPION
Max
Two-time European Champion, four-time Russian National Champion and Master of Sports of International Class, out of a boxing family in Voronezh — his father Nikolai Emelyanov, a Master of Sports, has coached him his whole life, and his first bout came at the age of six. Nine years on the Russian national boxing team, captaining it from 2012 to 2016, top-five in the country at 75 kg in 2018–2019, and unbeaten as a professional at cruiserweight (1–0–0). His coaching foundation runs just as deep — a degree in sports education as a qualified boxing coach, a coaching household, and training under coaches from Russia, Cuba, Ireland and Scotland.
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 90.7 kg
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Pro record
- 1–0–0
Breakdown
of The Coach
Editorial read of the style — not official measurements.
- Hand speed 9/10
- Technique 9/10
- Movement / footwork 9/10
- International honours 10/10
- Coaching pedigree 10/10
- Currency (active fighter) 10/10
Inside the style
What Max teaches
Speed & movement
Brings the tempo, hand frequency and footwork of a lighter fighter to where big men don't expect it — he doesn't stand still under the exchange.
Southpaw angles
A rare left-hander at cruiserweight — the jab and cross arrive from the side big men never train against.
Four schools
Trained under coaches from Russia, Cuba, Ireland and Scotland — four very different schools of boxing, all folded into how he teaches.
Boxing family
Coached his whole life by his father Nikolai, a Master of Sports; his brother Artem, a Russian Cup winner, coaches too. A degree in sports education on top.
Record
Credentials & honours
- Two-time European Champion
- Four-time Russian National Champion
- Master of Sports of International Class
- Nine years on the Russian national boxing team — captain, 2012–2016
- Top-5 in Russia at 75 kg, 2018–2019
- Unbeaten as a professional at cruiserweight — 1–0–0
- First bout at the age of six; boxing family in Voronezh — father Nikolai is a Master of Sports, brother Artem a Russian Cup winner
- Degree in sports education — qualified boxing coach; trained under coaches from Russia, Cuba, Ireland and Scotland
What you'll take away
Why train with Max
Reference technique from a Russia national-team captain, taught by a qualified coach.
How to move up in weight without losing speed and movement — and what four schools of boxing each do differently.
Sparring and shared experience with an active professional.
Middleweight speed in a heavyweight's body. You learn not from a veteran, but from a fighter who's in the ring right now.
Max comes from a boxing family in Voronezh, Russia. His father, Nikolai Emelyanov — a Master of Sports and medalist of international tournaments — has been his coach his whole life, and his older brother Artem, a Russian Cup winner, also works as a boxing coach. Max had his first bout at the age of six.
He went on to become a two-time European Champion, a four-time Russian National Champion and a Master of Sports of International Class. He spent nine years on the Russian national boxing team and captained it from 2012 to 2016, winning numerous international competitions along the way. In 2018–2019 he was ranked among the top five boxers in the country at 75 kg, and as a professional he is unbeaten at cruiserweight with a record of 1–0–0.
His coaching foundation runs just as deep. He holds a degree in sports education as a qualified boxing coach, grew up inside a coaching household, and over his career trained under outstanding coaches from Russia, Cuba, Ireland and Scotland — four very different schools of boxing, all of which shaped the way he teaches today.