Petr “The Surgeon” Khamukov, one of Russia’s most decorated amateur fighters, signed a contract with 3 Point Management (3 PM), the agency announced Thursday in a press release.

Khamukov, 13-0 (6 KOs), is a 33-year-old middleweight from Labinsk, Russia, who now lives in Woodland Hills, California. A longtime amateur, Khamukov won gold at the 2015 European Championships and 2016 Russian National Championships, and qualified for the 2016 Olympics at both middleweight and light heavyweight.

Khamukov, who has yet to sign with a promoter, says he has had trouble getting the fights he wants in the pros. He hasn’t fought since stopping Esau Herrera de la Cruz last May in Redwood City, California.

“I saw the situation at 3 PM,” Khamukov said. “I want to be world champion; they want to add another world champion to its team. Their desire to help me is why I signed. I hope to come back, probably in May, and my goal is to be ranked in the top 10 by the end of this year. I want to be world champion and won’t stop until I succeed.”

Reared in the Russian amateur system, Khamukov came to the US to improve his opportunities as a professional. (He says Russia doesn’t support pro boxing the same way it does the amateurs.) He now trains under David Salazar, who says Khamukov has been avoided and needs a credible high-level foe to step forward and give him an opportunity.

“His 350 amateur matches mean he has a lot of experience,” Salazar said of Khamukov. “We just added a little American and Mexican styles. He can fight in any way. He’s such a technician, eager to learn, and never says no when we tell him to do something. He’s more than ready for 10-round fights, but nobody wants to fight him at 160. We can go down to junior middleweight for the proper fight, but he’s ready for anybody at 160. We just haven’t been able to get those fights, and that’s why we’re with 3 PM. We’ll continue to work on the basics, but what he needs are fights.”