This 12 months is an enormous one, in a profession of massive ones, for boxing’s Russ Anber.
In 2026, we’ll see him inducted into the Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Fame in June. This 12 months additionally sees the discharge of his e-book, “Unmatched- A Boxing Memoir” (Paul Harrietha/Curtis Press).
Anber, a lifer within the sport, has a narrative value studying. The fervour, dedication, and professionalism he brings to boxing is certainly unmatched and writer Harrietha is right here to inform his story.
The e-book additionally features a foreword from fellow IBHF writer Thomas Hauser.
Quebec native Anber has probably the most recognizable and profitable boxing tools firms on this planet. He began “Rival Boxing” in his dwelling province of Quebec, Canada, in 2003 and has since expanded to Las Vegas in 2014, the UK in 2017, and Australia in 2019.
Whereas the enterprise may be boxing tools, his enterprise is the game and the fighters.
For his whole grownup life, Russ has been working with among the sport’s easiest boxers. If there’s a massive struggle someplace on this planet, there’s a good likelihood that you will notice Anber within the nook of 1 (or extra) of the premier fighters on the cardboard.
Anber has educated and been in camp with the very elite of the game.
Teaching and conditioning everybody from novice-level amateurs to working with Canada’s Olympians, to working with numerous world champions on the skilled stage, Anber has performed all of it.
What’s nice to see is the eagerness and enthusiasm he brings to all phases of a boxer’s journey. I’ve seen Anber working small, club-level novice {and professional} exhibits. He brings the identical infectious enthusiasm to these exhibits as he does an enormous task in a legendary area.
Anber can also be in excessive demand as a lower man and professional hand wrapper for a lot of world champions. With arms being the instruments of the commerce, professional wrapping is significant to the security and success of a fighter within the ring. Anber is unmatched on this position.
All the expertise that Anber brings to the nook have been realized from nice trainers, his position fashions from the previous. These embody (good friend) Angelo Dundee and extra legends like Freddie Brown, Ray Arcel, Eddie Futch, and Gil Clancy.
One other position of be aware is Anber’s stint as host (together with co-host, the late Darren Dutchyshen) of the favored and excellent boxing present, “In This Nook with Russ Anber”. This was the most effective boxing exhibits to ever air. It was seen on “The Sports activities Community” (TSN), Canada’s premier sports activities station. Broadcast nationally, it was a wonderful present that was ‘must-see TV’ for Canada’s struggle devoted. The present had an excellent run earlier than going off the air – a lot to the chagrin of devoted viewers. (I might like to see the whole collection launched on DVD)
Names like Otis Grant, Vasily Lomachenko, Roy Jones, and Oleksandr Usyk are only a few of the (dozens of) championship names on a resume that runs as deep because it will get in boxing.
This memoir permits Anber to acknowledge and thank the individuals who have formed and helped him. It additionally permits the boxing world to shine a lightweight on really one of many easiest within the business.
Canada is his dwelling, however he’s acknowledged the world over as being nearly as good because it will get within the sport.
Minimize man, nook man, conditioning, teaching, businessman, boxing man – his story is unmatched.
Test it out.
