Some boxing questions

[Sharla]

My understanding is that fighters do not pay sanctioning bodies directly. You normally have to pay something for a pro licence and often your gym or manager will take a cut of your purse. How much exactly is negotiable or set for that particular gym.

As for all the training details you might want to do a forum search for details. It sounds to me like you're considering a pro career and already planning to split millions with people but it's a long, long road in reality.

A lot will depend on you as an individual, your weight class and your strengths and weaknesses as to how you choose to train and how much preparation you need.

A beginner will take a lot longer to train up for a fight than an seasoned athlete who already had a good skill and fitness base. I'd say it'd usually take a minimum of 6 months to a year for a boxer to reach a standard to compete for the first time as an amateur - assuming they had a reasonable level of fitness before.

Some trainers will be less picky and throw you in earlier - sometimes to your peril - some will take longer. My gym takes a long time to prepare their fighters for their first bout but no one in my gym has ever lost their first bout!

One thing's for sure - boxing is not a get rich quick profession!