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Golovkin Hires Johnathon Banks as New Trainer

Golovkin Hires Johnathon Banks as New Trainer

BoxingScene Staff

•May 4, 2019

Former world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin revealed on Saturday that Johnathon Banks is his new head trainer. Last week Golovkin parted ways with long-time trainer Abel Sanchez, with the acrimonious split apparently triggered by a dispute over money. Banks, a former cruiserweight and heavyweight contender, is best known for taking over the training duties of former unified heavyweight champion Wladmir Klitschko when Emanuel Steward passed away n 2012.

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Banks: Braekhus Needs 'A' Game Every Second to Beat Shields

Banks: Braekhus Needs 'A' Game Every Second to Beat Shields

Keith Idec

•May 14, 2018

If Cecilia Braekhus were to have a chance to defeat Claressa Shields, her trainer thinks she’d have to box better than she did on May 5th. Braekhus beat Kali Reis in their 10-round, 147-pound title fight at StubHub Center, but not before Reis dropped her in the seventh round and wobbled her again in the eighth.

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Adrian Granat's Sparring Tests Have Impressed Johnathon Banks

Adrian Granat's Sparring Tests Have Impressed Johnathon Banks

Sauerland Event

•Apr 15, 2018

Johnathon Banks has revealed the tough sparring tests Adrian Granat (15-1, 14 KOs) had to endure at the famous Kronk Gym ahead of his Viking showdown with domestic rival Otto Wallin (19-0, 13 KOs) on April 21 at the Gärdehov in Sundsvall, Sweden. Having first met in Hamburg while Granat was sparring British heavyweight Dillian Whyte, Banks was suitably impressed to invite the Malmo-boxer to join one of former heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko’s training camps.

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Granat To Train at Kronk With Banks, Tony Yoka Back on April 7

Granat To Train at Kronk With Banks, Tony Yoka Back on April 7

Per-Ake Persson

•Feb 20, 2018

Swedish heavyweight Adrian Granat heads to Detroit and the Kronk Gym to train with Johnathon Banks ahead of the fight for the vacant EU title against Otto Wallin announced for April 21 in Sundsvall (Sweden), writes Sydsvenskan.

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Domonique Dolton Now Trained By Banks, Back on Shields-Adler

Domonique Dolton Now Trained By Banks, Back on Shields-Adler

Random Hits

•Jul 27, 2017

Detroit-based super welterweight contender Domonique Dolton is eager to return to action next weekend and get back in the mix. Dolton (17-1-1, 9 KOs) hasn't fought in 10 months and hasn't fought in his home state in nearly seven years, but says manager David Segura, and new trainer Jonathan Banks have him at an all-new level of skill and fitness and ready for the world's best.

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Banks Admits He Had a Feeling Klitschko Would Lose To Fury

Banks Admits He Had a Feeling Klitschko Would Lose To Fury

BoxingScene Staff

•Apr 25, 2017

Wladimir Klitschko's trainer Johnathon Banks has revealed he realised they would lose to Tyson Fury three days before the fight. Fury's November 2015 defeat of the then-IBF, WBO, IBO and WBA heavyweight champion was Klitschko's first in 11 years, and remains one of the finest ever victories by any British fighter.

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Klitschko's Trainer: Pacquiao vs. Khan is a Meaningless Fight

Klitschko's Trainer: Pacquiao vs. Khan is a Meaningless Fight

Edward Chaykovsky

•Mar 17, 2017

Johnathon Banks, former fighter and now head trainer of ex-heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko, strongly believes that a welterweight bout between Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan is a meaningless fight.

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Klitschko's Coach on GGG: Jacobs is Tougher Fight Than Canelo

Klitschko's Coach on GGG: Jacobs is Tougher Fight Than Canelo

Edward Chaykovsky

•Mar 15, 2017

Retired fighter Johnathon Banks, who is now the head trainer for former heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko, believes Daniel Jacobs is the toughest opponent Genandy Golovkin could face at this moment. He feels Jacobs will be a tougher opponent than Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

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Klitschko: Johnathon Banks Is Still My Trainer; I Believe In Him

Klitschko: Johnathon Banks Is Still My Trainer; I Believe In Him

Keith Idec

•Feb 2, 2017

NEW YORK – Boxers don’t hesitate sometimes to replace a trainer in the aftermath of losing a big fight. Wladimir Klitschko won’t do that to Johnathon Banks, no matter how much criticism is directed toward Klitschko’s head trainer in relation to his loss to Tyson Fury. Ukraine’s Klitschko made it perfectly clear Tuesday that he never considered firing Banks, who became Klitschko’s head trainer after International Boxing Hall-of-Famer Emanuel Steward died in October 2012.

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Video: Johnathon Banks Details Relationship With Klitschko

Video: Johnathon Banks Details Relationship With Klitschko

BoxingScene Staff

•Jun 22, 2016

Banks interview on Klistchko-Fury - Tyson Fury’s long-awaited rematch with Ukrainian boxing legend Wladimir Klitschko was confirmed today to take place at the Manchester Arena on Saturday 9th July. The mega-fight will be broadcast exclusively live on BoxNation.

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