UFC newbie Daria Zhelezniakova spoke about joint training with the WBA world boxing champion in the light heavyweight category Dmitri Bivol .
“I saw no prospects for myself in my amateur career. I had ambitions, I was willing to work hard, but I needed a small team, which I simply didn’t have. I decided not to waste time and try myself in professional boxing, where I was in the team of Dmitry Bivol and trained under the guidance of Gennady Yuryevich Mashyanov. I wanted to compete in professional boxing, but he did not have time, since he was completely engaged in Bivol, and, as you can see, the results are good. There is something to brag about.
I said to myself, why not go to the “fights without rules”, which also interest me. At that time, I saw several teams in St. Petersburg with management, financial support and prospects, so I switched to MMA.
I have always been a fan of Dmitry Bivol, but honestly I could not imagine that he would achieve such success and become such a cool boxer. I said to myself, well done, they believe in themselves, they are training. I admire Dmitry and Gennady Yuryevich Mashyanov for reaching such a high level. Huge respect to them! — quotes Zheleznyakova from MMA.Metaratings.ru.
Undefeated Russian boxer Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs) became WBA light heavyweight champion in 2017 and has since successfully defended his title ten times.
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