by David P. Greisman
Tony Morgan is the trainer to Willie Monroe Jr., who faces Gennady Golovkin this May, and previously worked with welterweight Andre Berto. But according to police in Florida, Morgan also allegedly is involved with another pursuit — dealing drugs.
Morgan was arrested yesterday after undercover police officers purchased four ounces of methamphetamine from him, an amount valued at $6,400, according to reports by The Daily Ridge and The Tampa Tribune.
He’s facing one count each of “trafficking in meth over 28 grams, maintaining a vehicle for drug trafficking and possession of paraphernalia,” the Tribune report said.
Morgan worked with Berto until 2013. Berto now works with Virgil Hunter.
Monroe, meanwhile, has a May 16 bout against Golovkin in California. It now remains to be seen whether Morgan will be there in his corner and how Monroe’s training camp will be affected.
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