# Russ Anber: Boxing’s Mr Versatile

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Podcast: [5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce](https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-live-boxing-with-steve-bunce-222385)
Published: 2026-08-10T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p2zy5h
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Is there a more successful and more versatile man in boxing? For more than three decades, Russ Anber has been one of the sport's most respected and influential figures. A world-renowned trainer, cutman, hand wrapper, manager and proud member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, he has worked in the corners of countless world champions and been at the heart of some of boxing's biggest nights. Away from the corner, Anber is also the founder of Rival Boxing Gear, the company behind what has become the most widely used boxing glove in the world. His innovation has changed the sport just as much outside the ring as inside it. In this special episode, Buncey sits down with Anber to reflect on an extraordinary career that has taken him from humble beginnings to the very top of boxing. They discuss the fighters who have shaped his journey, the pressure and precision required to be one of the sport's finest cutmen and hand wrappers.

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