"Lee Beard" is a United Kingdom/British boxing trainer. He is most well known for his work as assistant trainer to Ricky Hatton. He was also the trainer of Ricky's younger brother Matthew Hatton. When his trainer died, Beard took over the running of his gym at the age of 27. Beard trained in Taekwondo and kickboxing before becoming a boxing coach.

Beard has worked with Floyd Mayweather Sr. since 2004, and was heavily involved in Mayweather's decision to become the trainer of Ricky Hatton in 2008. Floyd Mayweather Sr. has praised Beard by stating "Me and Lee really see eye to eye. He’s on the right track and it's just a matter of time before he really shows us what he can do. He definitely has what it takes to be at the top."

Beard has parted company with Ricky and Matthew Hatton

Beard has a step-son Adrian Gonzalez who began his professional boxing career on the undercard of the Ricky Hatton - Paul Malignaggi fight on 22 November 2008.

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Getting a handle on the tune-up is really important to us as we head into the heart of the season. Bristol is a great facility for us to show everybody how serious we are about being a contender. We're expecting great qualifying rounds, especially on Friday night when the track cools down. Sunday, we'll be ready for them, I promise.

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We set the car up a little too soft in Pomona. Track temperatures were in the 90s and we felt it wouldn't hold much more than we gave it, but as it turned out it would have.

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