The fight with the Swede Otto Wallin will allow us to assess the level of the Russian Murata Gassieva in the heavyweight division. The Russian boxer said this in an interview with . Dmitry Kudryashov .
The fight between Gassiev and Wallin will take place on September 30 in Belek, Turkey. The stakes of the meeting will be the WBA intercontinental heavyweight belt, owned by the Russian.
— Murat will be faced with a left-hander gifted in boxing. Yes, Wallin is not that hyped and promoted. Although Wallin is a strong boxer. This is the option in a fight with which one can judge Murat’s viability in the heavyweight division. It’s clear that Murat is already an accomplished boxer, winning belts in the premier heavyweight division. But heavyweight is different.
“A lot of people know Wallin from his fight with Fury.
— Yes, from the meeting with Fury, from the fight with Dominic Breazeale (Wallin beat the American in February 2021. — “” note). In other words, Wallin is a good option to test yourself. Wallin is a southpaw who knows how to box. I saw the fight between Wallin and Breazeale. And when Dominic stepped forward, Wallin leaned on the ropes and stood up. He doesn’t need to do this with Murat. Murat will not forgive him, because Gassiev hits hard. At the same time, we will see if Gassiev has enough punching power for a heavyweight.
I repeat, despite the fact that Wallin is unfamiliar to a wide range of spectators, he is a strong and trained boxer with the dimensions of a heavyweight (the Swede is 197 cm tall). On the one hand, this fight is a good option for Murat. On the other hand… Wallin doesn’t have much fame,” Kudryashov told .
Former WBA and IBF cruiserweight champion Gassiev has 30 victories (23 by KO) and one defeat. The Russian has been competing in the heavyweight division since the fall of 2020 and has earned four debut victories during that time. During his last fight in March in Yerevan, the 29-year-old boxer eliminated the American Mike Balogun in the second round. Wallin has 25 victories (14 by KO) with a defeat in September 2019 against the current WBC champion, Briton Tyson Fury. After this fight, the Swede won five consecutive victories.
Gassiev is currently ranked 11th in the IBF and WBA heavyweight rankings. Wallin is ranked in the top 15 by the WBC (#11), WBO (#9) and IBF (#10). In the rankings of the BoxRec portal, Gassiev ranks 15th among all heavyweights, Wallin 30th.
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