russian boxer Sergei Kuzmin (19-2, KO 14) Thursday, July 20, in Saint Petersburg, he beat the Mexican German Garcia Montes (8-6, KO 8) by technical knockout. The fight was stopped before the ninth round due to a severe cut in a Mexican athlete. Montes was also counted out at the very end of the eighth three-minute period.
This heavyweight fight led the show “Liga Stavok. Once in the Ring”, organized by Iron & Gloves Promotions with the support of the Russian Boxing Federation.
“I didn’t really tense up, I just settled my angle,” Sergey Kuzmin said after the fight. – I completely controlled the fight, although sometimes I let it work. My coach Gennady Yuryevich Mashyanov suggested to hit forward, I had some good moments. But I still haven’t gotten there a bit. Probably, the fact that I did not step into the ring for ten months affected. Now I will pick up the pace and everything will fall into place. I’m ready to step into the ring even tomorrow, I’m not particularly tired. I was in total control of the fight. Look at his face and everything will become clear. As for the future, there were no specific proposals.
The winning streak of Sergey Kuzmin, who lives in St. Petersburg, is now four fights. The last time a Russian heavyweight entered the ring was in September 2022, when he defeated South Africa’s Tian Fick by unanimous decision.
Before the main fight, the official announcement of the fight between Russians Alexei Papin (15-1, KO 14) and Soslan Asbarov (4-0, KO 1), also known for his bare knuckle performances, took place. This fight will take place in 2023. The boxers had a duel of points of view.
On the July 20 show, St. Petersburg native Alexei Mazur (9-0, KO 5) defeated Argentine Carlos Daniel Cordoba (16-10, KO 4) by unanimous decision in a lightweight bout.
“It’s always great to box at home,” said Alexei Mazur. — I am overwhelmed with emotions, thank you for this support. I was up against a very intransigent opponent, he was working in a way that was incomprehensible to me. Yes, I wanted to finish the fight earlier than expected, but that’s okay – we continue to prepare more.
In the tournament’s co-main event, viewers got to enjoy the battle in the top heavyweight division between pop industry established folks Alexander “Sever” Severin and Ivan “Puncher” Maidanchuk. And in this fight, Séverin won by technical knockout in the third round.
The sponsor for the July 20 boxing night was betting company Liga Stavok. The tournament was broadcast live on .
Source : MatchTV
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