Olympic Champion 2020 Albert Batyrgaziev said that holding All-Russian tournaments such as the Victory Cup increases the popularity of boxing in Russia.
On Monday, the second Victory Cup kicked off in Perm, with eight teams from different federal districts of Russia taking part. The Victory Cup takes place under the rules of professional boxing in five weight categories (under 58, under 65, under 73, under 80 and over 86 kg). The combat formula is four rounds of three minutes each. In case of equality of points on the notes of the referee in the fight, the victory is allotted to the boxer who was the best during the last round.
– The Victory Cup is organized for the second consecutive year. It’s a joy to see teams forming for the sake of the boxing fest. There is a competitive spirit in competitions, which means professional growth. It’s good that boxing is developing, they write and talk about us. Now I focus more on professional boxing. I started preparing for my ninth fight, so I can’t be distracted by participating in other competitions. But I’m glad I was able to get out, fly to Perm for the opening of the Victory Cup, ”reports the correspondent of in the words of Batyrgaziev.
Earlier, Batyrgaziev’s trainer Eduard Kravtsov told that Batyrgaziev will fight next on July 29 in Khanty-Mansiysk against the top 15 WBA lightweight champions.
The Victory Cup prize fund will amount to 7.5 million rubles. For the victory, the team will receive three million rubles, for second place – two million, for third – one million. At the same time, for each victory, the boxer will receive 30,000 rubles.
The Victory Cup 2023 will be broadcast in full on and Match! Fighter”, the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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