Tokyo Olympic Champion Albert Batyrgaziev in an interview with , he said he would rather win a title in professional boxing than the title of double Olympic champion.
Batyrgaziev won the 2020 Olympics in the weight category up to 57 kg. The 24-year-old boxer has six victories (five by knockout) in the professional ring.
Is Albert Batyrgaziev rather an Olympic boxer or a professional boxer today?
– A professional, of course. I passed the amateur stage and now I have to behave like a professional boxer, even during my performances in Olympic boxing. Fortunately, now you can combine.
– Do you plan to perform at the Russian Championship in Chita?
– Not. My seventh professional fight is scheduled for the end of October, and I will prepare for it.
– Before the Olympics, you had three fights in the professional ring. Did this help you?
– And how! When it’s hard, you find reserve forces within you. And in professional boxing, like it or not, you have to find them. Otherwise, you will be scammed.
– After the victory in Tokyo, you talked about the desire to perform at the Paris Olympics. Do you still have an intention? Here we are talking exclusively about sporting ambitions and disregarding the current geopolitical situation.
— Such a desire, of course, is present. Who doesn’t dream of being a double Olympic champion? I want it, it’s no secret. But we will start from the circumstances.
– What would you choose now – victory in the second Games and the title of double Olympic champion or winning the championship belt in one of the main versions among professionals?
– I will answer right away – I would choose the championship belt for the pros. I can draw a parallel: I managed to get a high school education with honors, and now I’m probably starting to go to higher education.
Source : MatchTV
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