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Naazim Richardson was an American boxing trainer from Philadelphia.

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Richardson is most notable for training Bernard Hopkins and &#;Sugar&#; Shane Mosley, in addition to Steve Cunningham and Karl Dargan. He is also known for catching Antonio Margarito with plaster knuckle pads in his hand wraps prior to Margarito&#;s fight with Mosley.

This led to Margarito&#;s one-year suspension from boxing.

Richardson was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and left home when he was He was jailed as a teenager. According to The New York Times, &#;Boxing took Richardson from the streets that almost swallowed him in north Philadelphia, gave him energy and purpose.&#; He was ahead trainer in the Concrete Gym in Philadelphia and was also a trainer in several gyms across Philadelphia.

Richardson was a devout Muslim, often acknowledged as &#;Brother&#; Naazim.

In , Richardson suffered a stroke that temporarily left him unable to walk or speak.

Soon after return