How to Work as a Professional Boxer

Amateur boxers move up and go professional are many reasons. As a professional boxer, you can get paid for your fights, and if you fight well enough, you can make a full-time living. Professional boxers have opportunities to move up the ladder and get a chance at becoming a world champion in their weight classes. If you are contemplating becoming a pro boxer, you must be aware it is going to take hard work, determination and courage to capture your dream.

Things You'll Need

• Gloves
• Hand wraps
• Mouth guard

Instructions

1. Join a boxing club near where you live. Make sure the club has all the equipment you will need to train, such as heavy bags, a ring, timers and exercise machines. If you can't find a gym, connect with boxers in your local area and check out where they train.

2. Train for at least one year in the discipline of boxing. You will need to learn and perfect the basic punches and combinations . You will also need to do cardiovascular training to help you keep your stamina in a fight and learn how to bob and weave to avoid punches.

3. Enter amateur boxing matches and competitions. These types of competitions will help you put your skills to the test and allow you to see if you have what it takes to go professional. Amateur fights are three to four rounds, with each round being about two minutes on average. Both fighters wear headgear.

4. Get a boxing manager. The gym where you train may have a manager available, or it might showcase you to potential managers who come to the gym to scout out new talent. A good fight manager will have a network of connections to help you get into professional promotions and competitions. Boxing managers typically get about 10 percent of the purse from their clients' professional fights.

5. Become a member of a professional boxing promotion. The major promotions are the IBF, WBO, WBC and the WIBF. You will need to acquire a boxing license in the state or states in which you plan to compete, as well as pay a basic membership fee to fight in these promotions.

Resources

• Boxing Tips
• Boxing Punches
• Boxing Management