russian boxer Magomed Kurbanov said he was ready to fight with Uzbekistan Israil Madrimov in any territory.
On Saturday in Yekaterinburg, Kurbanov defeated Frenchman Michel Soro by split decision in the main event of the RCC Boxing Promotions tournament. Before the fight, Kurbanov was ranked fifth in the WBA junior middleweight rankings and Soro was second. The undisputed world champion in this division is American Jermell Charlo, who is due to fight WBO mandatory challenger Timofey Tszyu, who plays for Australia.
– Through such fights, we move on to championship fights, we become stronger. No one will joke with you anymore. To be honest, the plans are as follows: Timofey is still relevant, but we’re going to the WBA version, and we’ll take the front row there. There, Madrimov is now a contender, and if Charlo vacates the title, we will fight for the vacant belt. If not published, then for a temporary title. I am ready to go anywhere in the world for this fight.
The fight with Soro was very difficult. Thank God for everything – we made it. The battle plan didn’t quite work out, but we were 50% done. I have 25 fights, and I can honestly say this one is the hardest for me. I didn’t expect it to work like that. I had some worries before the fight, I was a little tormented by his team. We will deal with this later,” the correspondent said, citing Kurbanov.
Kurbanov has 25 victories in the professional ring. The boxer spent all his fights in Russia, and since 2016 Kurbanov has performed exclusively in Yekaterinburg (except for once when he boxed in Chelyabinsk in 2017).
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Source : MatchTV
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