Edward "Eddie" Townsend (October 5, 1914 – February 1, 1988) was an American professional boxing trainer.
Townsend was born to a Japanese mother and an American father in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii.
His mother lived in Yamaguchi Prefecture, before immigrating to the United States and his father worked as a lawyer.
He began boxing at age 14 and was undefeated in 12 fights as a professional, before losing his 13th bout the day before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (December 6, 1941).
Townsend's final trainee was Hiroki Ioka, who captured the WBC minimumweight title on October 18, 1987.