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By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Mick Akkawy, the Australian trainer of WBA, IBF, WBO, WBC franchise lightweight champion George “Ferocious “Kambosos, has been presented with the WBC trainer’s belt for training Kambosos for his upset victory over Teofimo Lopez on November 27 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The belt is designed in the form of the traditional towel worn by boxing trainers.
“George gave the WBC belt to me when he arrived home from America,” said Akkawy. “I had come home on a earlier flight. I had worked with George for his IBF elimination bout with Lee Selby in Australia and in England. We then worked together for the Teofimo Lopez fight for several months when the fight was postponed several times. We had good sparring partners in Lenny Zappavigna and Terry Nicholas in Australia.
“We went to the USA two weeks before the Lopez fight and both Javiel Centeno and myself prepared George for his world title challenge against Teofimo Lopez. It was great working with Javiel as he is very professional. We both gave instructions between rounds with no problems. It was a team effort and George done everything right on the night.
Note: Mick Akkawy’s son Bilal is a former world-rated super middleweight who was a long-time sparring partner of Saul Canelo Alvarez.
I am going to have to start taking notes and keeping records of all the “belts” being produced and issued. It’s so easy now to get confused with all the manufactured belts and what they represent. Happy holidays this week for all of you.
You don’t have one yet?
Its good to be recognized but what’s next a “Hair Dresser” belt?
Boxing’s stupidity knows no limits.
attention fightnews.com Kambosos is the undisputed 135 lb world champion the WBC president said and i quote “Kambosos should be considered undisputed” so no need to add each blt and then the WBC franchise BS you guys are just fueling the dumb dumbs
Anybody else see a resemblance between Paul Nasari and Johnny Tapia?
I thought it was him.
This is equivalent to participation trophies, where every kid gets a trophy for showing up and 1st and 2nd place become meaningless. Is this part of modern business in the sport or part of a progressive fair movement?
You men 2nd and 3rd place?
I don’t have a problem with trainers getting belts. Provided they defend them – either by going into the ring and throwing hands themselves against the trainer of their fighter as part of a prelim card, or simply putting the belt on the line every time they step into the corner with any fighter they train.
What’s that? Your 6-0 lightweight got waxed trying to make a move up in competition level? Too bad. You lose your belt. LMAO