Abel Sanchez: record, next fight and profile →
On December 10th in Auckland, New Zealand heavyweight Andy Ruiz lost a razor thin decision to Joseph Parker for the vacant WBO title. For this fight, Ruiz was under the tutelage of Abel Sanchez and trained at his Summit Gym in Big Bear, California.
Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs) is preparing for a tough fight when he returns to the ring on March 18th for a scheduled defense of his IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight titles against mandatory challenger Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29KOs).
Abel Sanchez, trainer for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs), predicts a fight with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (48-1-1, 34KOs) would be a very exciting war.
The fight that many boxing fans were yearning for didn't take place on December 10th as originally planed, but it will be happening on March 18th at the Madison Square Garden in New York, when Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs) puts his IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight belts on the line against mandatory challenger Danny Jacobs (32-1, 19KOs).
Abel Sanchez, trainer for WBC, IBO, WBA, IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs), is crossing his fingers that a deal is finalized with mandatory challenger Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29KOs).
Abel Sanchez, trainer for WBC, WBA, IBF, IBO middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs), is salivating at the thought of matching his boxer against former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32KOs).
With the WBO World Heavyweight Title fight between Joseph Parker and Andy Ruiz just days away, respected trainer Abel Sanchez is promising all-out action. The American, who trains Ruiz at his gym in Big Bear, California, discussed Saturday night’s intriguing clash between the two unbeaten fighters.
Undefeated slugger Murat Gassiev has maintained his streak of wins with a split points decision over compatriot Denis Lebedev to win the IBF cruiserweight title. Gassiev knocked Lebedev down in the fifth round with a hook to the body but the defending champion came back strongly late as the 23-year-old tired.
LAS VEGAS – Abel Sanchez has heard and read about all he can stomach from Billy Joe Saunders. Gennady Golovkin’s trainer is at the point where he doesn’t believe Saunders actually wants to fight Golovkin. The undefeated Saunders has, however, repeatedly stated to the media and posted on social media that he wants to test himself against the Kazakh knockout artist.
Abel Sanchez expects fireworks when Murat Gassiev challenges Denis Lebedev for the IBF cruiserweight title Saturday in Moscow. Sanchez – who trains the bigger, younger Gassiev – likened this bout between powerful Russians to one of the biggest fights in which Sanchez has been involved.