FCC Coach's Corner
Gracie Barra Jiu-Jitsu
 
Vince Mattei Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt in GOJU Ryu Karate Varsity level wrestler (2 decades experience) 2007 Pan Ams Brown Belt - bronze medal Fredonia NY - gold medal 2001 Pan-Ams - silver medal GTA - silver medal Gene Labelle's Grapplers Challenge - bronze medal Joslins Canadian Open advanced division - bronze medal 
Chad Leeson
Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black belt, second degree (ni dan) Jiu Jitsu Kai Boxing since 1997 Kickboxing since 19942007 Pan Ams Purple Belt - bronze medal 2005 Joslin's advanced division - silver medal 2004 CJA Brazilian Jiu Jitsu intermediate championships - gold medal 1997 IAKSA Lightweight Canadian kickboxing champion
FCC Boxing 
Amateur Career - 7 time Ontario Champion
- 4 time Canadian Champion (2 time best boxer award)
- 1989 Tour of Africa
- 1989 World Championships – Moscow, Soviet Union
- 1990 Commonwealth Games – Auckland, New Zealand
- 1990 World Cup – Dublin, Ireland
- 1990 Huelva, Spain – Bronze
- 1991 World Championships – Sydney, Australia
- 1991 Canada Cup – Gold – Best Boxer Award
- 1991 Pan American Games – Bronze – Havana, Cuba
- 1992 Olympic Qualifier – Silver – Dominican Republic
- 1992 Canada Cup – Bronze
- 1992 Barcelona Olympics
- Represented Canada in over 30 countries
Professional Career - Turned Pro in February 1993
- 2 time Canadian Lightweight
- ChampionI.B.O. World Lightweight
- ChampionW.B.C. Continental Americas
- Lightweight Champion Commonwealth Champion
- 1999, 2003 Knockout of the Year on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights
- 7 consecutive KO’s in a row on Friday Night Fights
- #1 contender in the World
- Only 2nd Canadian in history to fight for World Lightweight Title
- Record: 43-6, 31 KO’s
TV Appearances - The Dini Petty Show
- TSN:Off The Record
- The Gallagher Show
- In This Corner
- Headline SportsSports Line
Boxed: - 33 times on TSN
- 12 times on ESPN
- 1 time on HBO
- 1 time on Showtime
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