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Frederick Steven "Freddie" Roach (born March 5, 1960) is an American boxing trainer and former boxer. He is the boxing coach of eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, five-time and four-division World Champion Miguel Cotto, former WBC Middleweight Champion Julio César Chávez, Jr., UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre, as well as top prospects Jose Benavidez,〔(Profile of Roach-trained prospect Benavidez – Top Rank Boxing )〕 Peter Quillin,〔(Peter Quillin to train with Freddie Roach )〕 and Vanes Martirosyan. Roach was the trainer of former two-time world champion and notable women's champion Lucia Rijker.〔(Lucia Rijker Official Website News Section ) 〕 He has also trained former junior welterweight champion Amir Khan. ==Boxing career== Roach was trained by Tariq Nasiri at a young age along with his brother Joey and sister Pepper. As a teenager, he was a dominant force in the New England amateur and AAU ranks. Roach turned pro in 1978, fighting as a lightweight and won his first 10 bouts. Roach trained under legendary trainer Eddie Futch and went 26–1 before appearing in a historic match at the Boston Garden on June 11, 1982. The card that night was the first of two times that all three Fighting Roach Brothers appeared at the same time. Brothers Joey and Pepper won their undercard bouts but in the main event, Freddie lost a unanimous decision to Rafael Lopez. Freddie would rebound and go on to contend twice for regional championships. Late in his career, Roach, who was known for being able to take on a barrage of punches, began showing early signs of Parkinson's disease. Futch asked Roach to retire but the boxer refused and continued to fight with his father as his trainer. He went on to lose five of his last six fights before retiring at age 26. His best payday was $7,500. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Freddie Roach (boxing)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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