russian boxer Albert Batyrgaziev said victory over former WBA champion Jezreel Corrales brought him more joy than triumph at the 2020 Olympics.
Batyrgaziev on Saturday in Serpukhov defeated Corrales by ninth-round technical knockout and earned his eighth professional ring victory. Prior to this encounter, the Panamanian was ranked sixth in the WBA lightweight rankings. In 2021, Batyrgaziev won the gold of the Tokyo Olympics in the weight category up to 57 kg.
“As promised, you will see the best version of Albert. I hope I managed to surprise you with a beautiful and spectacular boxing. The opponent was very experienced, I felt this heaviness. I didn’t dropped out, I tried to add more in each round, it turned out, how it turned out, – the correspondent reports the words of Batyrgaziev.
“Did you expect Corrales to be so tough?
– The world champions are not weak, respect for my opponent, who came from afar. I read the reviews … Many people asked if he was exactly in this weight category, it seemed to many that he was bigger, did not clutter the reviews, that I had a large heart.
I was not so happy even at the Olympics. The opposition was serious. I was opposed to the former world champion. I am much happier with this victory than with the triumph at the Olympics. More to come, as they say. We will try to improve and have fun with good boxing.
– So now you have more impressions than gold from the Games?
– Exactly. The opposition is very different, but we will move forward and improve the opposition. I was promised that a few more fights, and I will fight for the title of world champion. My weight class is very famous. Give me any big name opponent and time to prepare, and I’ll deal with him.
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Source : MatchTV
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