By Matt Bozeat
ARLO Stephens has been in the ring with Anthony Joshua, Moses Itauma and Hughie Fury – but nobody has battered him like his own coach!
Stephens targets a third straight win in Sheffield on December 7 when he looks to build on his one-punch knockout of Viktar Chvarkou in Coventry in June.
Former pro heavyweight Billy Wilson taught Stephens how to box at his gym in York after he quit playing basketball to fight.
Stephens had a scholarship to play basketball in the United States and though good enough to be offered contracts to play in Europe, he decided to switch sports instead.
“The dream was always to make it in America,” he said, “so when I came back from America I had to find something else.
“I went to Billy’s gym and he ignored me for three weeks!
“I went to another gym for sparring, Billy found out about it and when I went back to his gym he snarled at me: ‘So, you want to fight, do you?’ and…
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