Trainer James Ali Bashir Back In Hospital After Assault

By: Sean Crose
Boxing received another black eye last week when Ivana Habazin trainer James Ali Bashir was punched from behind immediately at the weigh in for Habazin's scheduled title bout with rising star Claressa Shields. There had been words between the Bashir and someone who may have been from Shield's camp shortly beforehand, so tensions were running high. Still, the blow sent Bashir to the hospital and shockwaves throughout the boxing world. Saturday's Habazin-Shields match was canceled,