Boxing
Mental preparation for fighters handling opponent pressure, fight-week emotions, tactical uncertainty, and demanding competition.
Floyd Xiao — Sports Mental & Performance Coach
LOVE THE WORK.
COMPETE FREE.
Mental Performance Coaching for Boxing, MMA, Tennis & Competitive Athletes.
Build genuine confidence, master pressure, sharpen your focus, and trust your preparation when it matters most.
Who I Work With
Coaching built for your sport
Every sport puts a different kind of pressure on the mind. The coaching meets you in yours.
MMA
Confidence, composure, adaptability, mental resilience, and clear decision-making under high pressure.
Tennis
Handling momentum swings, mistakes, match anxiety, concentration, and confidence throughout competition.
Elite & Competitive Sports
Helping serious athletes develop stronger performance routines, confidence, mental flexibility, and focus.
The Mental Side of Performance
Your Physical Skills Are Only Part of the Performance.
Physical training prepares your abilities. Mental preparation is what lets you express those abilities under pressure — on fight night, on match point, when the legs are tired and the plan has to change.
Most athletes have felt the gap: sharp in training, tight in competition. That gap is not a talent problem. It is a mental preparation problem, and it can be trained like anything else.
Structured mental coaching works on it directly — understanding what happens to you under pressure, building simple routines for those moments, and practising them until they hold when it counts.
What athletes come to me with
- Competition anxiety
- Fear of failure
- Self-doubt
- Overthinking
- Loss of concentration
- Emotional reactions to mistakes
- Difficulty adapting to adversity
- Performance pressure
- Inconsistent confidence
My Coaching Philosophy
Perform Without Forcing.
Behind the coaching is Wu Wei — the Chinese idea of effortless action. You perform best when you stop forcing it: when you enjoy what you do and genuinely want to be there, the way you eat because you’re hungry or sleep because you’re tired.
It is not passive, and it is not mystical. It means preparing with discipline — work you do because you love it, not because it is forced — then trusting what you have trained. In competition, that means learning to trust yourself — and letting your training show up on the day. Not hype, and not forcing yourself through fear. Trust in the work you’ve done, and compete free.
Boxing
Between the rounds
A boxer who trusts his preparation listens to one clear instruction and breathes — instead of replaying the last round, or chasing a knockout that isn’t there.
MMA
When the fight changes
A fighter who has drilled a position all camp doesn’t panic when the fight goes there. He breathes, follows the steps he has practised, and works through it.
Tennis
After the mistake
After a double fault, the answer isn’t to grip harder. A prepared player follows the same routine — bounce, breathe, target — and lets a serve hit thousands of times happen.
My Coaching Framework
Understand → Prepare → Perform
A simple three-stage process, adapted to every athlete. No hype, no complicated system — just clear work, in the right order.
Stage One
UNDERSTAND
Identify mental barriers, competition demands, habits, emotional triggers, and individual goals.
Stage Two
PREPARE
Develop appropriate mental routines, strategies, self-awareness, and competition preparation.
Stage Three
PERFORM
Apply those skills in real competition, reflect on experiences, and continuously improve.
Coaching Services
Simple, honest pricing
One-to-one mental performance coaching, online worldwide — in English or Mandarin.
- One-on-One Mental Performance Coaching$90 CAD · 60 min
- Boxing & MMA Mental Preparation$110 CAD · 60 min
- Elite Athlete Coaching Program$720 CAD · 8 sessions
- Fight Camp Mental Coaching$890 CAD · per camp
- Team & Gym Consultation$150 CAD · 60 min
About Me
Coaching is my passion.
I have been studying sports mental psychology for over a decade, because this is what I love to do.
My goal is to help you be the best of you — to enjoy what you do, and at the same time get to the top level and become a champion.
Sessions are in English or Mandarin — whichever you think in.
Floyd Xiao — Sports Mental & Performance Coach · Certified Professional Life Coach · Master Mindset Life Coach
Prepare Your Mind. Trust Your Training. Perform Freely.
Your next competition is coming. Prepare the mental side of it as seriously as the physical side.