Boxer Al Amin weaving dreams
Boxers Sura Krishna Chakma and Mohammed Al Amin made dream starts in their first-ever professional boxing tournament in Bangladesh as the two managed to beat their respective Nepalese opponents on May 19.
"I turned to Pro Boxing for financial security, as well as for more international exposure," said Al Amin, who beat Nepalese boxer Bharat Chand in the welterweight category to mark a memorable point on his journey.
"It's a new beginning for me and I believe Pro Boxing will pave the way for country's boxers to compete in Asian and World titles. And here, any individual gets a huge opportunity to secure their financial life," said the 31-year-old boxer, who is looking forward to continuing as a boxer for another 10 to 12 years.
Al Amin trained under many foreign coaches and took part in different national and international tournaments since he took up the boxing gloves as a Grade IV student in 1997.
"I fell in love with boxing when I was a primary school student. You know, in my hometown [Rajshahi], boys and girls are playing different kinds of sports and suddenly I went to see a boxing competition and immediately I decided that I would go with it.
"Initially my family members had discouraged me but coach Shafiul Azam Masud encouraged me a lot and I've also been getting support from another coach Kazi Shahadat Hossain," said Al Amin, a bronze-medallist in 64-kg category in 2019 South Asian Games in Nepal.
Al Amin, who idolises Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Anatoliyovych Lomachenko and USA boxer Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr, has been fighting in amateur boxing competitions for quite some time now. He believes the opportunity in amateur boxing is very limited in terms of financial stability and international exposures.
Al Amin is now, more or less, financially stable as he fights for Bangladesh Ansar in different competitions and yet, he has kept his bigger dreams in Pro Boxing well in sight.
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