World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has confirmed the appointment of Johnathon Banks as his new full-time trainer.

Klitschko said: 'I knew from the beginning it was going to be Johnathon Banks. He is a man who has learned a lot from Emanuel and whom I met on the same day as I first met Emanuel nine years ago.
'Of course he is not Emanuel Steward but he is Johnathon Banks, and everyone has their own way of doing things considering everything this camp has done has gone very well.

We are all missing Emanuel, who was a great friend and one of the geniuses of the sport. But his spirit is with us and I know he is around us and looking forward to this fight.

Johnathon will be working with interested parties to keep the Dream alive. He will be WORKING towards reopening Kronk Gym and preserving the legacy of Emanuel Steward.

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