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On a Sunday afternoon in California a few weeks back, Sultan Almohammed was just like any other 17-year-old, enjoying the weekend and on his way to watch a Monster Jam event.
It’s the end of the summer, and he’ll soon be heading back to school in Saudi Arabia.
But Almohammed isn’t a typical teenager. Instead, he’s about to make his professional boxing debut on the biggest stage in the sport before going home. And he isn’t rattled by the magnitude of the moment in the slightest.
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“I think it will be normal for me,” he said. “This will be big, I know that, but I think I'll be ready for it.”
That’s either youth talking or the voice of a young man who has been on big stages before while putting together a 45-3 amateur record that included appearances in the ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships and the World Youth Championships, where he won a silver medal in his first international appearance.
Plus, he’s been aided in his transition to the pro game in Big Bear by one of the best in the business in Abel Sanchez.
“That's why I'm coming here to Big Bear Lake with coach Abel Sanchez,” said Almohammed. “He’s going to help me get ready for my debut, and still, when I was an amateur. I trained like a pro fighter.”
Sanchez’ most notable pupils were Gennadiy Golovkin and Terry Norris, two fighters known for their offense. And though Almohammed doesn’t want to mimic anyone’s style, he does promise to bring the heat come fight night.
“I don't want to be anyone, I want to be like myself,” he said, “And I look for the knockout.”
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You’d expect that from someone trained by Sanchez now and who trains at home at the Mike Tyson Boxing Club. But in reality, Almohammed has been training for more than half his life, and he’s learned his lessons well in a place that is starting to grow as a producer of boxing talent.
“I started boxing when I'm like eight years old, and now it's different than before,” he said. “From two, three years ago, you can see the difference. We are Mike Tyson Boxing Club, and we don’t just play in Saudi Arabia. We go out of Saudi Arabia and we win everywhere. We're number one in Saudi Arabia and out of Saudi Arabia.”
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Now that’s the confidence that comes with being 17 and having a clean slate in front of you. Almohammed knows he can fight, and now he’s getting his chance to prove that he can win.
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It sounds like a lot to handle for a teenager, but he’s sacrificed a lot to get here. And while there’s an air of mystery around what Almohammed can do in the ring since he hasn’t competed as a pro yet, he promises that the wait will be over soon.
“This is part of my plan,” he said. “I’m always trying to be mysterious about myself, about my development, and I will surprise the world and show my advantages and my power inside of the ring on fight night.”