Maksim Shirokovs, who continues his hockey career and currently represents the OHL club Kyiv “Capitals”, has been boxing since childhood, but this was his debut fight. “I want to enjoy the feeling as it is – to be one-on-one in such an open battle. I have wanted to enjoy it since I was young, and this time it has happened,” Shirokovs said even before the battle, whose potential opponents could be other basketball players – Kristaps Walters or Armands Škēle.
Aiko Tanaka
Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.
