Russian heavyweight boxer Sergei Kuzmin On July 20, in St. Petersburg, he will fight with Mexican German Garcia Montes, tournament organizers told .
Kuzmin has 18 wins and two losses in the professional ring. In his last fight, the Russian, who along with WBA champion Dmitry Bivol trains with Gennady Mashyanov, beat South Africa’s Tian Fika last September, also in St. Petersburg, by unanimous decision. Then Kuzmin boxed in St. Petersburg for the first time in his professional career.
Montes has eight wins and five losses. In his last fight in March this year, the Mexican lost to Russian Ruslan Faifer by split decision in Dubai.
Also on the show, Armenian light heavyweight Artush Hovhannisyan (3-0, KO 3) will meet Nigerian Gabriel Olanrewaju (11-3-1, KO 10). For Olanrevaju, the upcoming fight will be the third in Russia, he previously fought in Yekaterinburg. In June of this year, the African met with Vasily Voitsekhovsky, and in February 2022, with Georgy Kushitashvili. The rest of Olanrewaju’s fights took place in Nigeria.
In another fight of the tournament, Nikita Solonin and Mikhail Gogitidze will meet, who will fight in the middleweight division. Known for his bare-knuckle performances, Solonin has five victories in the professional ring and the WBA Asia belt, won in February 2022. Gogitidze is known for his performances in MMA, and now he is due to make his boxing debut.
The tournament will be broadcast live on on July 20 in St. Petersburg.
Source : MatchTV
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