'Turning pro a definite option' -Olympian Richardson

Team GB boxer Lewis Richardson says turning master is "a definite option" aft capturing bronze astatine Paris 2024.

Richardson, 27, settled for 3rd spot aft a close semi-final points defeat to Mexico's Marco Verde.

Despite nan disappointment, Richardson was nan only combatant to triumph a badge for his state astatine nan Games.

"I've sewage nary regrets. I'm highly proud to person won a bronze medal, that was not a given," he told nan BBC Radio 5 Live Boxing podcast.

Richardson plans to return a short vacation earlier making a determination connected his future, pinch nan much lucrative action of master boxing an option.

"My boxing profession is not over, that's 1 point for certain," he added.

"It's a lawsuit [of] whether we want to effort and transitioning into nan pro ranks which is simply a definite action aliases if we want to enactment connected nan [Team GB] programme."

Richardson saved GB Boxing's blushes aft his 5 team-mates grounded to make it to nan podium, but nan Colchester combatant has faced galore setbacks connected his measurement to Olympic success.

He missed retired connected qualification for Tokyo 2020 and his hopes of reaching Paris were dented erstwhile his earthy weight people - nan middleweight section - was omitted from Paris.

But contempt not having weighed 71kg since being a teenager, Richardson dropped down to light-middleweight and moreover self-funded a tourney successful Portugal to summation acquisition successful nan division.

"It was a situation but it was thing I wouldn't alteration for nan world," Richardson said.

"If that's nan sacrifice I've had to make for nan Olympic Games and to go an Olympic medallist past truthful beryllium it."

Richardson is now eyeing up a caller tattoo and is waiting for his image to beryllium placed up connected nan GB Boxing office successful Sheffield alongside nan likes of Anthony Joshua, Amir Khan and Nicola Adams and different Team GB boxing medallists.

"The Olympic ringing tattoo is simply a statement, a respect and honour to person represented your state connected nan top arena successful nan world," he added.

"To get my image connected nan wall astatine GB Boxing – it goes rather underappreciated really important that is and really weighted it is for us."