Boxer Sergey Sergeev, who became the champion of Russia at the Khabarovsk tournament, told in an interview with what he plans to do with the cash prize.
According to the terms of the tournament, the winners of each weight received one and a half million rubles and bonuses for the trainer. Sergeev became champion on August 26 in the category up to 75 kg, defeating Yegor Shapochansky.
– I already had a rule: if I think about money and prizes, I lose. During this Russian championship, I did not expect to win any money at all. Now I’m sitting here talking to you, I don’t feel like I won a million and a half rubles. I’m not going to call the Federation to ask when they’re coming. I don’t think it would be faster to spend them. They took all the data for the transfer from me, in the same place, not only mine, there the coach will also receive a percentage.
My father advised me to postpone it, I myself thought of the same thing. But in principle, I don’t want to buy a used Toyota Camry as soon as possible and start driving it already. I prefer to save this money. I still rent an apartment in Kazan with a girlfriend, my parents live in Naberezhnye Chelny, I drive a black “four”, I’ve had enough. I don’t know, so far something is not really pulling me financially, the same car – it will serve me for another four years, it takes me to training. I’d rather buy an apartment and save something. Buying a BMW now with all the cash, then spending the rest on repairing and maintaining it? I always go to the “fourteenth” – said Sergeev “”.
Live broadcasts of the Mixed Martial Arts tournaments can be seen on and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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