Thursday, February 28, 2013
Andre Berto fires long-time trainer
The alarming thing about seeing former two-time welterweight titlist Andre Berto losing two of his last three fights – to Robert Guerrero and Victor Ortiz -- was his inability to adjust to his opponents in those defeats, not to mention the disarray in his corner when thing got rough.
Berto, perhaps realizing these were issues, announced Wednesday that has fired career-long trainer Tony Morgan.
They had been together for nearly 20 years, including Berto’s amateur career that culminated with a berth on the 2004 Haitian Olympic team.
Berto, 29, said it was a difficult decision to part ways with Morgan.
"Tony and I had a great ride together from the amateurs to two professional world championships, and he will always be a very important person in my life," Berto said in a statement. “He taught me a lot and I am grateful to him for that, but this is a decision I had to make at this point in my career.”
ESPN
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