Right, lets clear this up. Can a pro turn back amateur?

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I always thought once you had a pro fight, that was it, amateur is no longer allowed.

Ruslan Chagaev had 2 Pro fights in 1997. But he also won

1998 Won the gold medal at the 1998 Asian Games in ****kok,
1999 International Boxing Cup
1999 Represented Uzbekistan at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston.
1999 Asian Championships - gold medal
2000 Represented Uzbekistan at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
2001 Won the gold medal at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Belfast.


So can someone please clear this up for me.

[rizkybizness]

joe calzaghe managed to mascarade his amateur career as a pro career

[rj_ct]

no, you're not allowed to fight amateur at any level once turning pro.

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no, you're not allowed to fight amateur at any level once turning pro.

Then how did Ruslan Chagaev do it?

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So is Ruslan Chagaev a CHEAT?

If so he should have his medals taken back.

[Duke McKenzie_]

Joke Calslappy turned ameatur when he was a pro... dem freaken SLAP'S of his lucked ameatur to me, lamo. PWN!

[Arka]

Didn't Rocky Marciano have an amateur defeat after he turned pro?
It was very early in his career.

[Steak]

After being stripped of his crown for having two pro fights prior to the championships, Chagaev was reinstated as an amateur when the fights were declared exhibitions.

that sounds like some BS to me. if theyre exhibitions, then they shouldnt be on his record.

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that sounds like some BS to me. if theyre exhibitions, then they shouldnt be on his record.

Yep, and how can someone have a KO in an exhibition.

[Snuff Armstrong]

You absolutely can not go back to amatuer once you had a pro fight. However, in certain countries for certain fighters they do manage to pull off some bull**** moves like that. I too heard about that a long time ago. Its not suppose to happen, but neither is steroids, tampered handwraps, etc.