{{short description|American boxing trainer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{about|the American boxing trainer|the Australian Paralympian|Kevin Cunningham (Paralympian)}} '''Kevin Cunningham''' is an American boxing trainer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/devon-alexanders-trainer-kevin-cunningham-boxing-needs-a-fight-like-this|title=Max Boxing - News - Devon Alexander's Trainer Kevin Cunningham: "Boxing needs a fight like this"|work=Max Boxing}}</ref> who started the police boxing program in 1991, originally a police officer.
He is credited for bringing up boxing world champions Cory Spinks,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secondsout.com/usa-boxing-news/usa-boxing-news/workout-quotes-spinks-alexander-phillips-and-callist|title=Workout Quotes: Spinks, Alexander, Phillips and Callist|work=SecondsOut Boxing News}}</ref> Devon Alexander,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/kevin-cunningham-boy-who-lived--35015|title=Kevin Cunningham and The Boy Who Lived - Boxing News|work=boxingscene.com}}</ref> David Diaz,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxinginsider.com/headlines/media-interview-with-david-diaz/|title=Media Interview with David Diaz - BoxingInsider.com|work=BoxingInsider.com}}</ref> and amateur boxing champion Stephen Shaw<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/lopez-arnaoutis-early-results-from-indio-233333|title="Riverside Rocky" Josesito Lopez struggles past Arnaoutis|work=Boxing News|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701174105/http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/lopez-arnaoutis-early-results-from-indio-233333|archivedate=2015-07-01}}</ref>
==Police career== Kevin Started his career in police<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Kevin_Cunningham|title=Kevin Cunningham|work=boxrec.com}}</ref> in St. Louis Eighth District, ending his police career as narcotics detective.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/other/kevin-cunningham-the-man-behind-the-champs/article_fe5b7b1e-e819-55cf-8db4-27d08fbcbef4.html|title=Kevin Cunningham: The man behind the champs|author=Lee Enterprises|work=stltoday.com}}</ref>
==Boxing trainer== ===Cory Spinks=== Kevin's run with Cory Spinks started in 1995, winning championships in two weight classes (Welterweight and Super Welterweight), including the Undisputed Welterweight title vs Ricardo Mayorga in December 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archive/2006/4038-cory-spinks-seeks-redemption|title=Cory Spinks Seeks Redemption|author=Patrick Kehoe|work=The Sweet Science}}</ref>
===David Diaz=== Kevin trained David Diaz going into his win vs established world champion Erik Morales.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2007/12/21/0363/6452|title=Scott's Top 20 Fights, 2007 -- No. 17 -- David Diaz v. Erik Morales|author=Scott Christ|work=Bad Left Hook}}</ref>
===Devon Alexander=== Kevin started training Devon Alexander<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ringtv.craveonline.com/tag/kevin-cunningham|title=kevin cunningham|work=Ring TV|access-date=2015-07-01|archive-date=2015-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701174248/http://ringtv.craveonline.com/tag/kevin-cunningham|url-status=dead}}</ref> as a child, winning boxing championships in two divisions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/boxing/2014/12/12/devon-alexander-amir-khan-floyd-mayweather-ferguson-boxing/20251217/|title=Devon Alexander fighting for Ferguson, Mo., St. Louis|author=Bob Velin, USA TODAY Sports|date=12 December 2014|work=USA TODAY}}</ref>
===Stephen Shaw=== Kevin helped train Shaw to win his second amateur championship in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stlamerican.com/sports/sports_columnists/in_the_clutch/article_e3c510fe-36b8-11e3-8eb0-001a4bcf887a.html|title=Stephan Shaw aims to become America's next great heavyweight|work=St. Louis American}}</ref> and started with him as an undefeated Heavyweight prospect in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/boxer/672064|title=BoxRec - Stephan Shaw|work=boxrec.com}}</ref>
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