Ex-Joshua and Maidana Coach Open to Working with Spence

Trainer Robert Garcia revealed that working with former unified welterweight (up to 66.67 kg) champion American Errol Spence Jr. (28-1, 22 KOs) would be intriguing to him.

"If they reach out to me, I'd definitely consider talking to them. I really don't know. We only know what we hear from different people. We heard he got into an accident because he was drinking. You know, obviously, I would like to talk to him. I don’t want that in my gym, you know what I mean?

But yes, I'd like to work with him. It’s a challenge for me too. Look at Marcos Maidana. He came to me after a loss, and he didn’t want to fight anymore, but you know, he gave us that opportunity and started working the first few weeks. He didn’t even want to be part of the sport because he wanted to retire, but little by little, we started working.

He had the best paydays of his life when he came to me. Sometimes fighters need something like that. Maybe Spence needs something similar too.

He already has a great style. He was one of the best fighters in the world. It's just small touches. Honestly, it would be a challenge for me too. I'm not against it. It would be a good challenge for me. I’d like to talk to him, to do something, why not?

I have a team too, but I'll talk to my team and that’s it. Why not? There’s still so much he can do," said Garcia.

Garcia prepared Anthony Joshua for his second fight against Oleksandr Usyk, in which the Briton lost by split decision, in contrast to their first encounter, where he was defeated by unanimous decision.