His work with Fury has been excellent and will culminate in this Saturday's blockbuster heavyweight clash with Whyte at Wembley Stadium. Steward is an interesting character who has worked as both a chef and a police officer before following his uncle to train boxers full time. Having previously worked alongside fighters such as Charles Martin at his uncle's gym, Fury clearly liked the work that the Steward was doing with heavyweights and chose to work with the trainer after splitting with Davison. The name SugarHill is a tribute to his uncle who died in 2012 - he was known as Javan 'Sugar' Hill until 2019, before the change. He is the nephew of International Boxing Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward, who worked out of the iconic Kronk Gym, which is where SugarHill and Fury met in 2010. Fury even requested a chair be pulled up to the table so that Steward could participate in Wednesday's press conference.ĪLSO READ: Tyson Fury addresses Old Trafford fight dream ahead of Dillian Whyte blockbuster Steward has been working with Fury and the rest of his team in Morecambe, Lancashire and the two appear to have created a strong bond together. This, however, is the first time that the two will have worked together on a UK fight, with all three of Fury's fights with Wilder taking place in the US. He has coached Fury to winning the WBC and The Ring titles, beating Deontay Wilder in their first fight together back in February 2020 before repeating the feat in October 2021. The former Detroit police officer and chef has been training the 'Gypsy King' since he parted ways with Ben Davison back in December 2019. For those watching the promotional events for Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte this week, you will have definitely seen Fury's American trainer, SugarHill Steward. Follow WBN on Facebook and Twitter worldboxingnews. WBN Editor Phil has over ten years of boxing news experience. WBC heavyweight rankings – July 2022Ĥ Frank Sanchez Cuba CONTINENTAL AMERICASġ2 Zhan Kossobutskiy Kazakhstan INTL *CBP/P -1ġ5 Agit Kabayel Germany Voluntary cut-offĢ9 Justis Huni Australia AUSTRALASIA/OPBF *ģ9 James Kenzie Morrison US) USNB USNBC 1 Three years later, Fury stopped him in ten rounds.įan reaction is that a third installment is not needed whatsoever. Tell them you want to hang out with me and send me the paperwork, b****.”įury vs Chisora 3 is the trilogy nobody wants, though, after the two-time champion dominated both times.Ĭhisora went the distance in a drab 2011 contest. “Tyson, stop talking s****, mate,” stated Chisora. We have always been together, and here we are about to take on a massive, massive event.” Fury vs Chisora – The Unwarranted TrilogyĬhisora has since responded to reports Fury sent an offer rebuffed by his team. “He knows me better than anyone on the planet. On leaving Steward, Fury focused more on teaming up with Lowe when adding: “Issac’s always been there. Here we are, breaking all records again, setting precedents.” “I always said I’d fight Derek Chisora at the end of my career. One with Deontay Wilder and the second with Derek Chisora,” Fury said. “I’ve decided to come back to boxing because I can be the first heavyweight champion in history to have two trilogies. SugarHill Steward is no longer part of the team as friend Isaac Lowe comes in for his first coaching job. SugarHill Stewardįury updated fans on his plans for Chisora, which will happen under a new trainer. The Pulev win enables the Londoner to at least be in the top fifteen and on course to fight Fury. Due to Chisora beating Kubrat Pulev recently, “War” is set for a WBC rankings boost to make him eligible as a voluntary. The current WBC titleholder, Fury, will return before the end of the year. He can’t fight anybody else because his name is on a contract with mine.” “I’ll fight Wallin, Wilder, Wilder, and the winner of Ruiz-Joshua if they’re available,” said Fury to BT Sport in 2019. In a gesture dating back to when Fury returned from a dark time in his life, Chisora could be next for an all-UK battle. Therefore, “The Gypsy King” is willing to gift Chisora a championship chance. Tyson Fury wants to give Derek Chisora a final crack at the world heavyweight title after running out of options for a UK comeback.įury got pigeon-holed into looking for a new UK challenger after completing a trilogy with Deontay Wilder and missing out on Anthony Joshua.
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