Swedish boxer Clarence Goyeram keen to turn professional after Rio

Boxer Clarence Goyeram has expressed an ambition to "become rich" after revealing plans to turn professional in the near future.

Goyeram advanced into the quarter-finals of the 64kg category at the European Games in Baku by beating Team GB's Sam Maxwell 2-1 in rounds.

The Swede now hopes to ride the crest of a wave into next summer's Olympic Games in Rio by winning gold in Azerbaijan.

"I am going for gold here and then after Rio I will turn pro," he told reporters. "I will have had 11 years as an amateur so it will be time. Hopefully I'll become rich.

"Maxwell is a great boxer. I lost to him two years ago. He is one of the best boxers in WSB [World Series Boxing] and is ranked third in Europe. I think I am ranked 19th.

"But I came here having won all four of my bouts in the Bundesliga in Germany from November to January so I was prepared and confident. I was very much in good shape for this tournament. People will have respect for me now."

He will face Viktor Petrov of Ukraine in his last-eight bout on Tuesday.