Sugar Hill Steward is a famous boxing trainer, known for improving the punch power of pugilist Tyson Fury.
Since December 2019, Sugar has been the lead trainer of The Gypsy King. He is the nephew of the late Emanuel Steward, who is the founder of the legendary Kronk Gym in Detroit (United States).
Basic Information
- Name: Sugar Hill Steward
- Profession: Boxing Trainer
- Year of Birth: 1975
- Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
- Nationality: American
- Ethnicity: African-American
- Faith: Christianity
- Height: 5 feet 10 inches (178 cm)
- Weight: 80 kg
- Feet Size: 8 (US)
- Eye Colour: Brown
- Hair Colour: Black
Early Life
Emanuel Steward, Sugar Hill’s uncle, is regarded as one of the best boxing trainers in the world. His famous Kronk Gym in Detroit was a go-to place for several newcomers and top pugilists in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Sugar spent his early days being around fighters Thomas Hearns, Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko and others, whom were trained by his uncle.
However, he did not come straight into the boxing world.
Stint Beofre Becoming a Full-time Trainer
Sugar Hill Steward had served as a police officer in Detroit for 12 long years. His primary job as a policeman was to work with youth.
As he comes from a boxing family, Sugar Hill used the very sport to help kids become disciplined and stay away from trouble. This even helped some of the kids to see boxing as their future.
Teaming up with Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury replaced Ben Davison with Sugar Hill Steward as his trainer ahead of the Deontay Wilder II fight on February 22nd, 2020.
Fury knew Suger well as he lived in Emanuel Steward’s house for some time early in his professional career. This made Suger and Brit form a bond. As Fury’s 12-round fight against Otto Wallin in September 2019 did not go well, he teamed up with Sugar after getting a recommendation from ex-boxer Andy Lee.
Fury was known as a slick boxer and not a heavy puncher back then. The fight of Fury against Wilder in December 2018 had a slit decision draw.
Before the rematch, everybody was predicting Fury via points and Wilder scoring a knockout. Fury and Suger predicted a win via KO, and their combination made it happen. Fury won the battle via seventh-round TKO.
This made Sugar Hill carry the Kronk legacy ahead. In October 2022’s trilogy, Deontay Wilder lost again, and this time, facing a brutal 11th-round KO.
Fury, in April 2023, beat Dillian Whyte via a sixth-round TKO.
However, he then had three hard fights. He beat MMA debutant Francis Ngannou in a professional boxing match in October 2023, but did not solidify his mark.
This was not at all expected by any fight fan. And in 2024, Fury lost twice to Oleksandr Usyk. However, they have not split after these setbacks.
Other Major Highlights
- Emanuel Steward died on 25 October 2012. However, Sugar Hill Steward has carried the legacy of Kronk Gym with training up-and-coming fighters.
- Other than Fury, he has trained notable fighters in Lawrence Okolie, Adonis Stevenson, Anthony Dirrell and Benjamin Whittaker.
- Unlike other boxing trainers, he does not carry a lot of fighters in his camp. It gives his main performers a better chance to learn.
Social Media
Sugar Hill has a decent Instagram following, over 87.9k.
User ID: @kronksugarhill
Net Worth
Sugar Hill Steward’s net worth is USD 5 million as of 2025, having earned most of his wealth from training Tyson Fury since December 2019.
Trivia
- In 2019, he changed his name to Sugar Hill Steward from Javan Hill.
- His boxing mindset is always to look for a knockout and not hand over the fate to the judges’ scorecards.
- He is too private in telling anything about his personal life.
- Sugar Hill lives in the city of Detroit.
- He is a very good friend of ex-Irish boxer Andy Lee.
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