The winner of the Rio Olympic Games 2016, champion of the Asian Games Shakhobiddin Zoirov will continue his career in the pro boxing. It is reported by the press service of the NOC. 
 
Zoirov has reached an agreement with the promotional company MTK Global. In a few days, he will fly to the UK, where the date of the first battle and the opponent will be known. 
 
For information, the Uzbek boxer is a champion in the weight category up to 52 kg at the Rio 2016. Shakhobiddin is also a silver medalist of the Asian Boxing Championship 2013 in Amman, prizewinner of the Asian Games in Thailand (2015) and in Incheon (2014). He has been the honorary title “Uzbekiston iftikhori”.