CUBOX Elite Fight Team — champion lifted in celebration

— The Competitive Squad

CUBOX Elite
Fight Team.

Cuban-trained. Perth-built. One of Australia's strongest fight teams — a squad of men and women who live the sport every day under head coach Ruben Pineiro.

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The Standard

We don't build
gym-goers.
We build fighters.

The Elite Fight Team is the sharp end of CUBOX. While our doors stay open to everyone, the team itself isn't something you sign up for — it's something you're invited into, once your work in the gym earns it.

Every fighter on the team trains under Cuban methodology — the most decorated boxing system in the world — adapted by Coach Ruben for modern Australian competition. The result is technique you can feel the moment you step into the ring with one of them.

One team. One standard. Cuban roots, Perth-built, hunting national and international honours.

What Defines the Team

Cuban School

Trained in the same system that produced more Olympic gold than any nation in boxing history.

Earned, Not Bought

The Fight Team is invite-only. Spots are earned in the room, not paid for.

Discipline First

Daily training. Strict standards. Brotherhood and sisterhood that holds each fighter accountable.

Men & Women

One team, one standard. Male and female competitors train and travel together.

The Coach Behind the Team

Ruben Pineiro
JNR.

A Cuban-born former competitor with a championship-level amateur career representing Western Australia. The standard he sets for the Fight Team is the same one he held himself to in the ring.

45+

Career Fights

4×

WA State Champion

3×

Golden Gloves Champion

2×

Silver Gloves Champion

AUS

National Silver Medallist

ESP

Trained & Competed in Madrid

Champion Pedigree

Built alongside
world champions.

The Fight Team standard is shaped by the calibre of athletes Coach Ruben has worked with — including world title-holders and UFC competitors.

WBC World Champion

Pedro Guevara

WBC Interim Super Flyweight World Title — Perth.

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UFC World Champion

Yair Rodríguez

Former UFC Interim Featherweight World Champion.

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UFC Veteran

Marco Beltrán

UFC veteran · Inaugural LUX Bantamweight Champion.

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Fight Team in Action

Inside the Squad.

CUBOX fight team with championship belts
Ruben celebrating with the Cuban flag after a fight
Ring-side celebration with the CUBOX fight team
Champion lifted in the air by the team
CUBOX fight team in the ring at the gym
The team training inside the CUBOX ring
CUBOX fight team with championship belts
Ruben celebrating with the Cuban flag after a fight
Ring-side celebration with the CUBOX fight team
Champion lifted in the air by the team
CUBOX fight team in the ring at the gym
The team training inside the CUBOX ring

— How to Earn a Spot

The team isn't
for sale.

You join CUBOX as a member. You train. You show up. If Coach Ruben sees the standard, you're invited to trial with the Fight Team. From there, the work continues.

  1. 01

    Become a member

    Start with any CUBOX membership. Train consistently in our boxing classes.

  2. 02

    Get noticed in the room

    Discipline, attendance, technique, attitude. The coaches see everything.

  3. 03

    Invitation to trial

    Ruben invites prospects to Fight Team sessions. No pressure, no marketing — just an open door.

  4. 04

    Earn your spot

    Train with the team. Compete. Represent CUBOX in the ring.

CUBOX ELITE FIGHT TEAM

WALK IN. EARN YOUR PLACE.

Start with a Trial Meet Coach Ruben