Khyzhniak refuses to turn pro before 2020 Olympics

Oleksandr Khyzhniak
Oleksandr Khyzhniak

The current amateur European and world champion Oleksandr Khyzhniak has proposals from promotional companies, including Top Rank to turn pro. The best AIBA boxer 2017 received offer from the promotional company which does business for his compatriots Vasyl Lomachenko (11-0, 9 KOs) and Olexandr Gvozdyk (15-0, 12 KOs). However, Khyzhniak said that he would remain in the amateurs until the Olympic Games-2020, and only after Tokyo would think about switching to pro ranks.