Boxer Nishant Dev turns professional: ‘Goal is to become India’s first-ever world professional boxing champion’ | Sport-others News
Boxer Nishant Dev, who missed out on Olympic medal at the Paris Olympics after losing a tough quarterfinal against Mexico’s Marco Alonso Verde Alvarez has decided to qui amateur boxing and has turned professional.
The 24-year-old has signed with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing. He will make his professional debut at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on January 25. His opponent is yet to be announced. The event is headlined a super middleweight bout between Steve Nelson and Diego Pacheco.
“I’m very excited to be joining Matchroom Boxing and beginning my professional career in Las Vegas on January 25th,” Dev wrote on Instagram on Friday.
“My goal is to become India’s first ever world professional boxing champion and I know I have a whole nation behind me to help me achieve this.” The two-time National champion is being trained former professional boxer Ronald Simms.
“I’m working hard every day with my trainer Ronald Simms. I know I have the right team behind me and the biggest promoter in the world to ensure that I reach the very top in the sport,” he said.
Dev’s had also won bronze medal in a Light Middleweight category at the 2023 World Championships.
Reflecting on his amateur journey, Dev said: “I enjoyed my time as an amateur boxer and competed at the very highest level in the Olympics and winning a World Championship medal. But now, I’m ready for this new chapter in my career.
“The journey to the World Championship starts in Las Vegas on January 25th!” he added.
Nishant started boxing when he was 12. At first it was the insence of his father, who supported his dream to become a boxer, but wanted his son to wait a few years before starting to train. And then there was the freak accident that set his start back a few years.
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