Boxer John Joe Nevin set to turn professional

Updated: Saturday, 06 Oct 2012 19:38 | Comments

John Joe Nevin will announce his decision on RTÉ One

Olympic silver medallist boxer John Joe Nevin is to make an announcement about his future on RTÉ television later tonight.

It is expected that Nevin will turn professional and join the Amir Khan stable.

“Hi everyone tune into rte Saturday night for the Saturday night show where I'm announcing my decision thanks for all the support everyone,” he tweeted.

Last month Nevin told RTÉ: “My next aim now is to be a world champion professional”

Hi everyone tune into rte Saturday night for the Saturday night show where I'm announcing my decision thanks for all the support everyone
— John Joe Nevin(@johnJoeNevin) October 4, 2012