russian boxer Ilya Popov noted the excellent atmosphere during the second stage of the Victory Cup in St. Petersburg.
On Thursday, in the weight category up to 65 kg, Popov from Leningrad defeated Nikita Kuksenkin from Siberia by unanimous decision. The second stage of the Victory Cup takes place within the framework of the SPIEF 2023 Sports Games.
– I always like to play in St. Petersburg, they like boxing here, a lot of fans come to our fights. I really like the Victory Cup, it’s a really cool tournament. I really like the format – semi-professional boxing. Well, a completely different atmosphere – you get in the ring and get stoned. This atmosphere charges and gives extra motivation. Now I was opposed by a good opponent who held on. We have to give him credit, he showed a very worthy fight. We have a very good team and we are preparing for the final victory of the tournament, ”reports the correspondent of in the words of Popov.
Boxing tournaments are broadcast live on the federal channel and the thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru. “” shows the “Victory Cup” in its entirety.
Gazprom-Media Holding is the general media partner of SPIEF-2023.
Source : MatchTV
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