Kazakh professional boxer Victor Temirov (6-0, 4 KOs) in an interview with SPORT+ explained why he abandoned the idea of developing his amateur career, despite the prospect of getting to the Olympics and the World Championships, Sports.kz reports.
— Did you have any desire to compete as an amateur? Maybe get into the national team, try to go to the Olympics, the World Championships? – You know, no. From the very first time I started going to boxing, I started boxing… Before that, I didn’t even know who Gennady Golovkin was, with all due respect. My first coach showed him his fights, we watched, waited for his fights, and watched them ten times. He instilled in me this love for professional boxing, and I always wanted to be professional…
