Jess Capurso – Ring Masters Championships: Road to the Garden Finalist

Jess Capurso, 28, has been training boxing for only little more than a year and she now finds herself in the finals of Ring Masters Championships: Road to the Garden (formally known as Golden Gloves) at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on April 19, 2019. Capurso trains at Vargas Boxing in Patchogue, New York.

Capurso (5-3), a single mother tells Kyle Carroll of Carroll’s Corner MMA Podcast how her son is her main source of inspiration and how Heather Hardy’s story is one she relates to as motivation. This young amateur boxer explains in the interview how Vargas Boxing’s family environment attracted her to the gym.

After every question asked, Capurso’s face would light-up expressing her passion for boxing. She spoke like a professional and answered the questions with the composure of a veteran.

Capurso discussed numerous topics with Carroll, as they spoke about her goals within the sport, how she was introduced to boxing, cross-training with other women, juggling work full-time, raising her son and training full-time, she explains how time management is an important part.

Jess Capurso will fight at Ring Masters Championships: Road to the Garden at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on the 19th of April. She’ll be surrounded by her support system, which includes family and friends. Contact for tickets or visit Ticketmaster to purchase tickets to the finals.

Make sure you follow us on social media to follow Jess Capurso’s career at @MyMMANews. Also, follow Carroll’s Corner MMA Podcast at @carrollscornermma.

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Kyle Carroll
Kyle Carroll is a Long Island, N.Y. native and avid MMA and amateur wrestling fan. He has been a part of the wrestling community for nearly 20 years. Carroll has six years of experience coaching high school wrestling. His father coached high school wrestling over 35 years, passing on his strong knowledge. Carroll has been reporting MMA news since January 2011. The former wrestler’s coverage includes the 2012 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials, 2013 & 2016 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championship, and numerous MMA events (Bellator MMA, King of the Cage, North American Fighting Championship, and Glory).