Abel Sanchez: record, next fight and profile →
Super flyweight McWilliams Arroyo (17-3, 14 KOs) made a big statement on Saturday night, when snapped a two year layoff to win a ten round majority decision over heavily favored former world champion Carlos Cuadras (36-3-1, 27 KOs) at The Forum in Los Angeles, California.
As he prepared for this weekends bout against McWilliams Arroyo, former world champion Carlos Cuadras spent the past few months going through his first training camp under the guidance of trainer Abel Sanchez at 'the Summit' gym in Big Bear, California.
Abel Sanchez, trainer for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs), was very surprised that Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) used so much movement in their showdown from last September.
Abel Sanchez, the head trainer for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs), is expecting his fighter to impress in the upcoming rematch with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs). The rematch takes place on May 5th, at a location to be announced at a later date.
When Murat Gassiev faces Oleksandr Usyk on May 11th in the finals of the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament, he won't be nearly as patient as he was this past weekend against Yunier Dorticos, when he boxed strategically in the early stages and then came on in the middle rounds to eventually stop the Cuban in the 12th and final round.
With his twelfth round stoppage of previously unbeaten Yunier Dorticos this past weekend in Russia, Murat Gassiev not only captured the full' WBA cruiserweight world title to go along with his IBF strap, he advanced to the finals of the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight final against WBC/WBO champion, Oleksandr Usyk on May 11th - in Saudi Arabia
The semi-finals of the cruiserweight tournament in the World Boxing Super Series concludes this Saturday in Russia when IBF titlist Murat Gassiev (25-0, 18 KO's) and WBA belt-holder Yunier Dorticos (22-0, 21 KO's) meet in a head-on collision of two heavy-handed punchers.
Abel Sanchez, trainer for IBF, IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs), says a rematch with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) must take place for the "good of boxing." The two sides are in serious discussions to stage the rematch on May 5th, Cinco De Mayo weekend, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Mexican coach Abel Sanchez has stated that under no circumstance will Russia's Murat Gassiev underestimate his upcoming opponent, Cuba's Yunier Dorticos. Gassiev and Sanchez are currently holding camp in Big Bear, California. The fight is scheduled for February 3 in Sochi, Russia.
Veteran trainer Abel Sanchez, who is best known for his work with middleweight king Gennady Golovkin, is confident that in 2018 former world champion Carlos Cuadras (36-2-1, 27 KOs) will once again dominate the super flyweight division. Cuadras recently hired Sanchez as his new head trainer.