World championship bronze medallist Indian boxer Nishant Dev has turned professional, bidding adieu to his amateur career. (More Sports News)
One of the most consistent Indian boxers in recent times, Dev, who represented India at the Paris Olympics, has signed with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom ♐Boxing.
The 24-year-old will make his professional debut at Th🦩e Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on January 25. His𝕴 opponent is yet to be announced.
The event is headlined by a super middleweight bout between Steve Nelson and Diego 🦩Pacheco.
"I’m very excited to be joiningཧ Matchroౠom 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 achievꦗe this."
The two-time National champion is bein🔥g trained by former professional boxer Ronald Simms.
"I’m working hard every day with my tra✨iner 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 amateur career includes a Light Middleweight bronze at the 2023 World Championships. He also narrowly missed a medal at the Paris Olympics after a♓ contentious quarterfinal loss to Mexico's Marcoꦏ Verde.
Re💮flecting on his amat🅠eur 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 Champions𝓡hip starts ༺in Las Vegas on January 25th!" he added.
With his move, Dev follows ꦺthe footsteps of Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh.
