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Of those 25 people to stand atop the Olympic podium multiple times, 13 have fought professionally. Dustin Wiens ranks how their pro careers fared.
Hasanboy Dusmatov: record, next fight and profile →

Of those 25 people to stand atop the Olympic podium multiple times, 13 have fought professionally. Dustin Wiens ranks how their pro careers fared.

Several of the world’s top amateur fighters will be in Dubai at the IBA 2025 Men’s World Boxing Championships.


With the 2024 Paris Olympics now concluded, here’s a look at 12 fighters who are worth watching – some of whom have already turned professional.

Uzbekistan has entered a rich period in its boxing history, with Israil Madrimov set to defend his 154-pound title against Terence Crawford and several Uzbek boxers going for gold at the Paris Olympics.

Professional boxers are allowed to compete in the Olympics primarily due to a rule change implemented in 2016. Find out here which pros are participating at the 2024 Paris Games.

Thammanoon Niyomtrong is once again locked into a mandatory title defense. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the sport’s longest reigning current titlist was ordered to next face Uzbekistan’s Hasanboy Dusmatov. The WBA strawweight title fight was mandated on Wednesday evening, the timing which could allow Dusmatov to fight for his first major pro belt ahead of his second Olympic bid.

PHUKET, Thailand -- Cuban Heavyweight Julio Cesar La Cruz, the two-time Olympic Gold and 5-time amateur world champion, dropped down tough Cuban-born Spaniard Enmanuel Reyes of La Coruña en route to a unanimous decision win in the main event of the "IBA Champion's Night" here in the paradise island of Phuket, in the Kingdom of Thailand.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan - WBA #7 / IBF #11 light welterweight Shakhram Giyasov (12-0, 9 KOs) displayed his talent despite tough resistance of always game Argentinean Christian Rafael Coria (29-9-2, 13 KOs) to score a unanimous decision.

Uzbekistan is just hours away from its second huge boxing event of 2021. Matchroom Boxing will unify its efforts with Russia's big promoter World of Boxing to showcase Uzbekistan’s brightest talent within one event, which is about to take place at the Renaissance Hall in Tashkent, Uzbekistan’s capital.