Adam Booth is a British
boxing
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trainer.
He boxed amateur at Winston Churchill ABC, Croydon ABC and the Lynn ABC. Approximately 40+ bouts.
Turned professional and suffered career ending injury prior to debut.
Biography
He is best known as the former trainer of
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professional boxer
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, and former
WBA heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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champion
David Haye
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.
Booth has also trained and managed a number of other leading British and Irish talents including
George Groves,
Andy Lee,
Danny Williams, Gary Logan and leading female fighter
Cathy Brown.
During a fight between Haye and Chisora, Booth was gashed in the head by a tripod that was thrown in his direction by Haye.
Booth was born in 1968 in
South London
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. Adam Booth's nickname is Dark Lord for being very outspoken for a trainer.
His reputation as a physical trainer extends beyond boxing as he has also acted as a health consultant for
Kylie Minogue
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.
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His current stable of fighters includes Josh Kelly, Mick Conlan & Ellie Scotney
]
References
1969 births
British boxing trainers
Living people
British people of Turkish Cypriot descent
English male boxers
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