MTK Global have today announced the acquisitions of several top-quality prospects from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
The names, easier to write than vocalise, are: Shakhobidin Zoirov and Hurshid Tojibaev of Uzbekistan, as well as Sultan Zaurbek and Azhbenov Nurtas of Kazakhstan.
Looking beyond the names, it�s clear the four have serious amateur pedigree. Flyweight Zoirov, for instance, has a 2016 Olympic gold, while Tojibaev has a victory over Team GB�s Joe Cordina, Zaurbek got the better of Olympic champion Robson Conceicao, and Nurtas defeated Fazliddin Gaibnazarov, another Olympic champion.
MTK Global CEO Sandra Vaughan said: �This is a real breakthrough for MTK Global. Central Asia is arguably the most productive conveyor belt of top-class boxers and this is just the beginning of our involvement there.
�The amateur achievements of these four young fighters are well-documented but we believe they will excel even further as professionals and we look forward to guiding their careers.
�Signing our first Olympic champion in Shakhobidin Zoirov is a huge moment. There really is no limit on how far we can progress ?just about the only certainty is that he won�t be the last Olympic champion we sign.?br />
If history tells us anything it�s that boxers originating from a �stan?country tend to know how to fight, both as amateurs and professionals. What�s more, Gennady Golovkin, the superstar known as GGG, is living proof that the language barrier, and an unconventional first and surname, isn�t enough to stop a great amateur becoming a great and famous pro.
The names, easier to write than vocalise, are: Shakhobidin Zoirov and Hurshid Tojibaev of Uzbekistan, as well as Sultan Zaurbek and Azhbenov Nurtas of Kazakhstan.
Looking beyond the names, it�s clear the four have serious amateur pedigree. Flyweight Zoirov, for instance, has a 2016 Olympic gold, while Tojibaev has a victory over Team GB�s Joe Cordina, Zaurbek got the better of Olympic champion Robson Conceicao, and Nurtas defeated Fazliddin Gaibnazarov, another Olympic champion.
MTK Global CEO Sandra Vaughan said: �This is a real breakthrough for MTK Global. Central Asia is arguably the most productive conveyor belt of top-class boxers and this is just the beginning of our involvement there.
�The amateur achievements of these four young fighters are well-documented but we believe they will excel even further as professionals and we look forward to guiding their careers.
�Signing our first Olympic champion in Shakhobidin Zoirov is a huge moment. There really is no limit on how far we can progress ?just about the only certainty is that he won�t be the last Olympic champion we sign.?br />
If history tells us anything it�s that boxers originating from a �stan?country tend to know how to fight, both as amateurs and professionals. What�s more, Gennady Golovkin, the superstar known as GGG, is living proof that the language barrier, and an unconventional first and surname, isn�t enough to stop a great amateur becoming a great and famous pro.
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