By Jake Donovan - It hasn’t been a kind year for Cory Spinks, though things are finally looking up.
The first two months of 2010 has seen the former lineal welterweight king and current junior middleweight titlist lose his trainer, a televised slot and an actual date for his eventual mandatory title defense against Cornelius Bundrage.
He continues to wait on a date and a venue for the aforementioned fight, but can take comfort in knowing that someone will be in his corner whenever the bout finds a home.
Spinks will now be training with former two-time champ and 2002 Trainer of the Year Buddy McGirt, it was announced on Wednesday afternoon. The defense against Bundrage, who is trained by Hall-of-Fame trainer Emanuel Steward, will serve as their first venture together.
“I have always wanted to work with Buddy,” said Spinks in a statement issued from his native St. Louis. “My weight is good and I feel great. I am looking forward to winning (against Bundrage and making the biggest fights possible after that.” [Click Here To Read More]
The first two months of 2010 has seen the former lineal welterweight king and current junior middleweight titlist lose his trainer, a televised slot and an actual date for his eventual mandatory title defense against Cornelius Bundrage.
He continues to wait on a date and a venue for the aforementioned fight, but can take comfort in knowing that someone will be in his corner whenever the bout finds a home.
Spinks will now be training with former two-time champ and 2002 Trainer of the Year Buddy McGirt, it was announced on Wednesday afternoon. The defense against Bundrage, who is trained by Hall-of-Fame trainer Emanuel Steward, will serve as their first venture together.
“I have always wanted to work with Buddy,” said Spinks in a statement issued from his native St. Louis. “My weight is good and I feel great. I am looking forward to winning (against Bundrage and making the biggest fights possible after that.” [Click Here To Read More]
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