2020 Olympic champion, and now professional lightweight boxer Albert Batyrgaziev in a conversation with he expressed confidence in the victory of the Russian Murata Gassieva against the Swede Otto Wallin in the fight for the title.
The fight 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 has a very serious opponent. Gassiev will be very serious and I am sure he will please us with his victory. I wish him luck in completing his training without injury and failing as expected. We will definitely watch this fight and support Gassiev. And Murat will do his job. But the opponent cannot be underestimated, he has only one defeat and to whom – he lost only to the current world heavyweight champion, – Batyrgaziev 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.
Batyrgaziev will meet Venezuelan Ender Lutses on October 20 in Perm during the Ural FC 4 tournament. This tournament, as part of the “Russia – a sporting power” forum, will be broadcast live on the channel.
Source : MatchTV
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