Derrick James Explained

Derrick James
Weight:	Super Middleweight
Birth Date:	23 January 1972
Birth Place:	Dallas, Texas, US
Style:	Orthodox
Total:	29
Wins:	21
Ko:	12
Losses:	7
No Contests:	1

Derrick James (born January 23, 1972) is an American boxing trainer and former professional boxer.

Boxing Career

James' boxing record was 21-7-1 (12 TKOs). He is a two-time winner of Texas State Golden Gloves and won a Bronze Medal at the U.S. Olympic Festival.

Training Career

James is the current trainer of Jermell Charlo, Ryan Garcia and Frank Martin.^{[1] [2]} In addition, he is the previous trainer of Errol Spence and Anthony Joshua.^[3]

Professional Boxing Record

	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Date	Location	Notes
29	Win	21-7	Martin Verdin	TKO	May 31, 2008
28	Loss	20-7	Chris Henry	TKO	Aug 2, 2007
27	NC	20-7	Tim Harris	NC	Apr 21, 2007
26	Win	19-7	Trenice Brown	TKO	Mar 2, 2007

Honors

• 2020 Sports Illustrated Trainer of the Year
• 2020 WBA Trainer of the Year
• 2020 WBC Trainer of the Year
• 2019 & 2020 Trill Trainer of the Year
• 2017 The Ring Magazine Trainer of the Year

External links

• The Ring Trainer of the year 2017
  • How Derrick James became the best boxing trainer - Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo Sports Trainer of the year 2017)

Notes and References

1. Web site: January 2023 . Danny Gilfillan on 12th . 2023-01-12 . Who Is Derrick James? The Man Likely To Be Anthony Joshua's New Trainer . 2024-01-15 . boxing-social.com . en-US.
2. Web site: Salazar . Francisco . 2023-05-19 . Ryan Garcia picks Derrick James as new head trainer . 2024-01-15 . The Ring.
3. Web site: 2024-01-15 . Anthony Joshua sticks with Ben Davison and reveals parting words to Derrick James . 2024-01-15 . The Independent . en.