American Lance Palmer did not reach the featherweight limit and will give 30% of his fee to his opponent – a Russian Bibert Tumenov said ASA league president Alexei Yatsenko.
The ACA Featherweight Grand Prix quarter-final between Tumenov and Palmer will headline ACA 162 on September 2 in Krasnodar. Palmer, 35, has 23 wins and six losses. Palmer played in the PFL from fall 2017 to summer 2022. The upcoming fight will be the first for the American since leaving the PFL. Tumenov, 26, has 12 MMA wins and two losses.
– At the morning weigh-in, Palmer broke the weight class limit, posting an extra 850 grams. Moreover, all attempts to meet the featherweight limit of the participants of another Grand Prix quarter-final fight in the flyweight category failed: Azamat Kerefov exceeded the limit by 1.7 kg, his opponent, Osimkhon Rakhmonov, 850 grams. We saved those fights.
But under the ACA’s penalty system, Lance will be fined 30% of the costs in favor of the opponent. Rakhmonov – by 30% and Kerefov – by 50%. We have issued stern warnings to all Grand Prix participants. Anyone who makes it to the next round of the G8, if overweight, may be suspended from participating in the Grand Prix,” said Yatsenko, whose remarks were provided by the ASA press service to .
Saturday’s ACA 162 tournament will be broadcast on Match! Fighter” from 4:30 p.m. (Moscow time), as well as on the TV channel “Match! Country” from 6:35 p.m. (Moscow time). Live fights can also be seen on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
I am Ashley Ortiz and I am a professional journalist working for Athletistic. My specialty is in sports journalism, particularly boxing. I have written articles for some of the most renowned publications on the subject, and my work has been featured across both print and digital media platforms.
