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. In addition, he is the previous trainer of Errol Spence and Anthony Joshua.
Professional Boxing Record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeDateLocationNotes29Win21-7 Martin VerdinTKOMay 31, 200828Loss20-7 Chris HenryTKOAug 2, 200727NC20-7 Tim HarrisNCApr 21, 200726Win19-7Trenice BrownTKOMar 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
References
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)