Olympic hero Daniyar Yeleussinov has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing. Yeleussinov won Welterweight gold for Kazakhstan at the 2016 Rio games and was the standout fighter in the games – winning every round on his way to gold medal glory. He will make his professional debut at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on April 28 on the undercard of Daniel Jacobs’ middleweight showdown with Maciej Sulecki.
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GH3 Promotions has signed undefeated junior middleweight prospect Joey Alday (6-0, 6 KOs). Alday is trained by his father Joe Alday. His next fight is TBA.
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World of Boxing has signed top amateur prospects Shakhram Giyasov and Murodjon Akhmadaliev to exclusive promotional contracts. Both will be making their pro debuts Saturday at the ‘Real Deal Showcase Series II’ event at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn. Both are trained by Joel Diaz in Indio, California. Giyasov was a silver medalist at the 2016 Olympics at welterweight, while Akhmadaliev took bronze as a bantamweight.