While most professional fighters apparently aren't interested in Rio, Lomachenko and others believe the field for the 2020 Games in Tokyo will be studded with older professional fighters. The AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament begins Thursday in Azerbaijan, and a final qualifier for AIBA's own professional boxers is in Venezuela in July. LOS ANGELES (AP) " Unbeaten light heavyweight Artur Beterbiev is the latest professional boxer to decide he won't try to win a spot in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Beterbiev joins a growing list of pros who have decided they won't crash the Rio Games for numerous reasons. "The short-term goal for Artur Beterbiev is to become world champion in the pro ranks.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 15, 2016 21:33 UTC