3 Point Management (3PM) has announced the signing of Russian middleweight Petr “The Surgeon” Khamukov (13-0, 6 KOs), an accomplished amateur boxer, to an exclusive managerial contract. Now residing in Woodland Hills, California, Khamukov is a promotional free agent who is trained by Danny Salazar. Khamukov had 350 amateur matches, represented his native country in the 2016 Olympics – the only Russian to qualify for the same Olympics in two weights classes (middleweight and light heavyweight) – and he captured gold medals at the 2015 European Championships and 2016 Russian National Championships.

 

Khamukov, age 33, has had a difficult time securing significant fights, which is the primary reason he decided to sign with 3PM. His last fight was in May of last year, in which Petr stopped Esau Herrera de la Cruz (21-16-1) in the third round. “I saw the situation at 3PM,” Khamukov explained. “I want to be world champion; they want to add another world champion to its team. Their desire to help me is why I signed. I hope to come back, probably in May, and my goal is to be ranked in the top ten by the end of this year. I want to be world champion and won’t stop until I succeed.”

 

A self-described old-school, classic boxer, Khamukov came to the United States to enhance his pro boxing career, saying Russia is not as focused on pro boxing as in the United States, noting that the amateur boxing program back home remains strong.

 

 Salazar realizes he’s training a future star, one who only needs a break in terms of having major fights against name opponents. “His 350 amateur matches mean he has a lot of experience,” Salazar noted. “We just added a little American and Mexican styles. He can fight in any way. He’s such a technician, eager to learn, and never says no when we tell him to do something. He’s more than ready for 10-round fights, but nobody wants to fight him at 160. We can go down to junior middleweight for the proper fight, but he’s ready for anybody at 160. We just haven’t been able to get those fights and that’s why we’re with 3 PM. We’ll continue to work on the basics, but what he needs are fights. Nobody wants to fight Petr!”