russian fighter Vitaly Slipenko Speaking in welterweight, in an interview with he talked about training with athletes at training camps in Kislovodsk.
In preparation for the fight with Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov, scheduled for July 21 in Moscow at the ACA 160 tournament, the current belt holder was training in Kislovodsk with athletic trainer Artem Chernov. For Slipenko, the fight with Gadzhidaudov will be the first defense of the welterweight belt.
— You do high volumes of functional training — are there any records you can brag about?
– Probably, in running, I can run long distances without getting tired. I can run 21 km. During these training camps in Kislovodsk, I was able to work with guys who competed in long-distance athletics and managed to keep pace with them. I happened to run at 3:30-3:40 per mile. Run very well.
How far can you run 10 km?
“I think in 40 minutes I could do it.
– You have a nickname Zhinkin Leo, and you said that your wife helped you a lot in your development after moving to Moscow. Can you discuss your fights with her?
– No, we have a conversational genre that ends a week before the fight. Especially on fight week, when I’m already starting to cut, sometimes she even leaves, because I need to focus and gain weight. Now I have a weight of 84 kg, – said Slipenko “”.
Gadzhidaudov, 32, has 16 wins and 6 losses in his stats, leading a two-fight winning streak. Vitaly Slipenko, 28, has won 16 out of 20 fights in his career.
broadcasts all ASA tournaments live. The next ACA 160 promotion tournament will headline the Grand Prix quarter-final match between Vitaly Slipenko and Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov as the fighters challenge for the welterweight championship belt. Watch the live broadcast on on July 21 at 9:30 p.m. Moscow time.
Source : MatchTV
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