Khetag Tsopanov, organizer of the boxing match between Magomed Ismailov and Alexander Ilic, in an interview with a correspondent, expressed extreme dissatisfaction with the actions of the Serb.
Ilic in the fight against Ismailov, according to the rules of boxing, almost did not try to attack and fought, moving around the ring a lot without punching. The Serb’s costs were $150,000.
– You paid Alexander Ilic $150,000 for the fight with Ismailov. Satisfied with his performance as a simple spectator?
– I am dissatisfied both as a spectator, as a promoter and as a person you want. I went to his corner twice and spoke through an interpreter: “Ask why he’s not knocking.” They said to me, “He’s tired. What does Tired mean? I get tired quickly, so I don’t box. If he tires quickly, he shouldn’t box either. He upset me. It’s just that Maga knows how to put on a show with everything, probably, he would jump with a chess player, if there was a story.
Ismailov said after the fight that he could compete under boxing rules in a month for the third time in a year. The 36-year-old MMA fighter’s opponent has yet to be named. Ilich rose to prominence in Russia after beating former Bellator champion Alexander Shlemenko in the first minute of a fight in August.
Source : MatchTV
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