Miyagi "Mack” Kurihara
Pro Boxing: Trainer / Cutman
Mack, the Maker of World Champions

Paul Banke (1989) 2 years
WBC Super Bantamweight Champ

Yasuei Yakushigi (1992) 6 years
WBC Super Bantamweight Champ

Hideki Todaka (1998) 6 years
WBA Super Flyweight Champ
WBA Bantamweight Champ

Masanori Sugita (2002) 6 years
WBC (YC) Super Bantarnweight Champ

Julio Gonzalez 10 years
WBO Light Heavyweight Champ

Mack’s career started while serving In the United States Air Force (1951-1955). As a flyweight
boxer he started training the base boxing team. Mack had great success when two of his boxers
advanced in the Far East Finals and competed in the World Wide Air Force Boxing Tournament.

"Mack" continued in boxing upon leaving the Air Force and became a Professional Trainer while
living in Los Angeles (1962). Mack trained amateur as wail as professional boxers and was well
recognized as a cornerman in the field of boxing . His stable of boxers during that period were
Bert Lee, El Torito Espino, Rudolfo Gonzales, Walter Swan, Tyrell Biggs, Rudy Zavala and a stable of boxers in Japan.

Being one of the top trainers wasn't the only talent Mack acquired... he is also recognized as a top CUT MAN and is constantly called on to work as a cutman for other boxing groups around the world. He gained that respect by learning the trade while taking Medical Training at the University of Connecticut. Mack has worked with Jackie McCoy Bill Slayton, Dave Wolf , Lonnie Bradley, Juan Laporte and Baby Joe Ruelas to name a few.

"Mack” is constantly called up to fly to Japan at least four months a year to train some of the O.P.B.F and World Champions he has trained for going on nineteen years. He is rated as the # 1 trainer in Japan.

SPECIAL AWARDS
Trained SIX WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONS
Inducted Into THE CALIFORNIA BOXING HALL OF FAME 2005
Awarded the JOE LOUIS HUMANITARIAN AWARD by The Golden State Boxing Asao.2008
Voted Twice THE MOST VALUABLE TRAINER IN JAPAN 1994 & 1999 V
Trained (5) BOXERS TO BECOME (OPBF) Oriental & Pacific lioxing Champions
Trainer For (2) ALL JAPAN BOXING CHAMPIONS

If you are serious about your career then you need Mack in your corner!


To contact Mack email your information to Shabowboxer@aol.com