Kiwi boxing champ insists ‘I’M A BIG SOFTIE!’
Jul 17, 2022
3 minutes
Words: India Hendrikse.
Main picture: Photosport.
When middleweight boxer Andrei Mikhailovich walks through the door of his West Auckland home, his macho swagger melts away and he switches into dad mode.
Although he’s currently 12th in the world in his division and remains unbeaten, the Russian-born 24-year-old refuses to talk about the sport with his wife Ursh and his two toddler sons, Tarrintino and Arturo. The separation between these roles allows him to be his best self in both
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