The future opponent of the Ukrainian ex-world champion spoke about his expectations from the fight in Mexico.
Richards Bolotniks, who will be Oleksandr Gvozdyk’s next opponent, shared his expectations from the meeting with the Ukrainian. According to the boxer from Latvia, he is glad that the former world champion is back in the ring.
Bolotniks expressed confidence that Gvozdyk had not lost his ability during the long downtime, and promised to give a good fight at a boxing show in Mexico.
“Everyone who understands boxing understands what kind of boxer Alexander Gvozdik is, and what kind of boxing he is in general. He is an Olympic bronze medalist and a former world champion. The fight with him will go down in my boxing history , I will remember boxing with such a title fighter. This fight means a lot to me.
The fight was arranged in such a way that I fought Craig Richards for the second time, we contacted Eddie Hearn to arrange another fight for us. And later my managers wrote that there was an offer on May 6 to box with Alexander Gvozdyk. I didn’t think twice, I immediately agreed.
The fact that we will fight on the undercard of Canelo, who has not fought at home for a long time, and now he will return to the stadium, it will be a cool event. The main fight of the show will be great, and we believe the undercard will be the same, including our fight with Gvozdyk. Before that, I had only boxed once in a big arena – in Spain at the stadium. Therefore, my team and I are charged for this match.
In Gvozdik’s first fight back, I think he meant all the rounds, felt the ring, breathed. It’s a good thing Gvozdyk came back, because if he hadn’t come back, I wouldn’t have fought him. In general, we understand that many world stars are returning to boxing. The same Mayweather, I think, will not leave the ring at the age of 80. We, professional boxers, never neglect the sport – either in the spring, or on vacation, or at home.
I want to say to Gvozdik: “Sasha, I’m glad you’re back and I’m glad we’re going to have a fight. I believe that we will show the fight no worse, and maybe even better than the main event of the night in Mexico . With great respect, I would be happy to beat you!”, – quotes Bolotniks Luckypunch.net.
It can be remembered that Gvozdyk only returned to the ring in the first half of February, after he announced his retirement in 2020. The clash between Gvozdik and Bolotniks will take place on May 6 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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