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Getting to know BJ Flores
- Updated: October 11, 2016
Tony Bellew’s opponent BJ Flores has been on religious missions, and his grandfather survived a plane crash. Wait, what?
Flores has irritated Bellew, hasn’t he?
You bet. Flores is a long-time training partner of David Haye, who has been going back-and-forth with Bellew for a while. Flores helped Haye with sparring for the Brit’s world title fights against John Ruiz and Wladimir Klitschko. Coupled with some social media jibes, Flores has got under Bellew’s skin.
Flores is American, right? But he’s obviously happy to fight abroad?
Born in California, raised in Missouri. But in 35 fights, he has ventured abroad just once – and lost to Danny Green in Australia.
Tell us about his religious missions…
He turned down prestigious boxing and football scholarships at major American colleges to undertake a two-year expedition in Mexico, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Flores was only 18 at the time, …
