Also, I was hoping to get some names of 2004 olympians (outside u.s.) that have turned pro since the games ended.
Thanks
Olympic to Pro Debuts
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bluehorizon
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Olympic to Pro Debuts
I was wandering if anybody knows anything about what olympians like Bakhtiiyar Artayev (welter) of Kazakhstan and Manus Boonjumnong (lt. welter) of Thailand are up to. Following there sucess in the olympics I figured they would probably go pro but as of yet I hadn't heard anything.
Also, I was hoping to get some names of 2004 olympians (outside u.s.) that have turned pro since the games ended.
Thanks
Also, I was hoping to get some names of 2004 olympians (outside u.s.) that have turned pro since the games ended.
Thanks
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Hesketh Vampire
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I think a lot of the guys from the former USSR countries like Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan still don't turn professional. I imagine there isn't much of a pro boxing framework in those countries yet which effectively means they have to move abroad in order to turn pro. Plus they can probably make a decent livelihood (relatively speaking) in their home country as a leading amateur.
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locoxelbox
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Artayev is fighting at the Moscow World Cup I believe and Boonjumnong hasn't been very active lately. He's dropped out of some tournaments apparently due to lack of training. He's a millionaire after the Olympic gold medal.
Here are some fighters that have turned pro, I'm sure there are a lot more:
48
Carlos Tamara (COL)
51
Joseph Serrano (PUR) (was shot and seriously injured a few months ago)
54
Andrew Kooner (CAN), Abner Mares (MEX), Alexander Espinoza (VEN), Juan M Lopez (PUR)
57
Benoit Gadet (CAN), Likar Ramos (COL)
60
Sam Rukundo (UGA), Vicente Escobedo (USA), Alexander De Jesus (PUR)
Amir Khan (GBR) will make his debut this week
64
Michele Di Rocco (ITA), Patrick Lopez (VEN), Willy Blain (FRA), Mustafa Karagöllu (TUR), Alessandro Matos (BRA)
Rock Allen (USA) will make his debut soon
69
Vanes Martirosyan (USA), Andre Berto (HAI)
75
Andre Dirrell (USA), Lukas Wilaschek (GER), Karoly Balzsay (HUN), Jean Pascal (CAN), Alfredo Angulo (MEX), Jamie Pittman (AUS)
81
Andre Ward (USA), Magomed Aripgadiev (BLR), Alexey Kuziemski (POL), Washington Silva (BRA), Ramiro Reducindo (MEX)
91
Devin Vargas (USA)
+91
Alexander Povetkin (RUS), Alexey Mazikin (UKR), Victor Bisbal (PUR), Jason Estrada (USA)
If there are more, please post them here.
Here are some fighters that have turned pro, I'm sure there are a lot more:
48
Carlos Tamara (COL)
51
Joseph Serrano (PUR) (was shot and seriously injured a few months ago)
54
Andrew Kooner (CAN), Abner Mares (MEX), Alexander Espinoza (VEN), Juan M Lopez (PUR)
57
Benoit Gadet (CAN), Likar Ramos (COL)
60
Sam Rukundo (UGA), Vicente Escobedo (USA), Alexander De Jesus (PUR)
Amir Khan (GBR) will make his debut this week
64
Michele Di Rocco (ITA), Patrick Lopez (VEN), Willy Blain (FRA), Mustafa Karagöllu (TUR), Alessandro Matos (BRA)
Rock Allen (USA) will make his debut soon
69
Vanes Martirosyan (USA), Andre Berto (HAI)
75
Andre Dirrell (USA), Lukas Wilaschek (GER), Karoly Balzsay (HUN), Jean Pascal (CAN), Alfredo Angulo (MEX), Jamie Pittman (AUS)
81
Andre Ward (USA), Magomed Aripgadiev (BLR), Alexey Kuziemski (POL), Washington Silva (BRA), Ramiro Reducindo (MEX)
91
Devin Vargas (USA)
+91
Alexander Povetkin (RUS), Alexey Mazikin (UKR), Victor Bisbal (PUR), Jason Estrada (USA)
If there are more, please post them here.