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Oleksandr Gvozdik spoke about his future in professional boxing. The Ukrainian does not plan to officially retire yet.
39-year former world champion in the light heavyweight division has currently decided to focus on other matters. At the same time, Gvozdik does not exclude returning to the ring if he gets an interesting offer, writes vRINGe.
Gvozdik does not want to box for peanuts.
Oleksandr Gvozdik noted that he does not plan to actively search for his next fight right now. According to the Ukrainian, his motivation to continue his career will depend, first of all, on the conditions of potential bouts.
Boxing for peanuts is no longer appealing. And the age is already like that... Almost 40 years... So right now I will focus on something other than boxing,
— added Gvozdik.
Meanwhile, the former world champion stressed that his words should not be taken as an official announcement of retirement from professional boxing.
And if any proposals appear, I will consider them. That is, it does not mean that I am announcing that I have retired. No. But for now my focus has shifted in another direction,
— the boxer said.
The Ukrainian terminated his agreement with Zuffa Boxing.
Earlier it became known that the promoter company Zuffa Boxing terminated its contract with Gvozdik. The Ukrainian fought in the organization only once.
At the beginning of February, Gvozdik met with Radivoje Kalajdzic at a Zuffa Boxing show 2. The fight ended prematurely – in the seventh round the Serbian sent the Ukrainian to a knockout.
Currently in Gvozdik’s professional record 21 victory and 3 losses, with 17 of his fights ending in a knockout. The Ukrainian in 2018 year won the WBC world title in the light heavyweight division, defeating Adonis Stevenson.
Interestingly, this is not Gvozdik’s first career pause. In the summer 2020 year he announced the end of his performances and said he wanted to focus on business. However, after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the boxer lost his business and decided to return to professional boxing – in 2022 year Gvozdik resumed his career.
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