Russian boxer Murat Gassiev admitted that the public was still dissatisfied with the choice of his opponents.
Gassiev will meet Swede Otto Wallin on September 30 in Belek, Turkey. The Russian WBA Inter Continental heavyweight title will be on the line.
— Spectators, experts, critics are always unhappy with my rivals. This one is not like that, Denis Lebedev is old, Krzysztof Wlodarczyk is monotonous, Yunier Dorticos is like that. You can’t please anyone all the time. I treat all my opponents with the same respect and I do not underestimate anyone.
This will be my fifth fight in the heavyweight division. And yes, my opponents are stronger boxers than the previous ones. But I am preparing for it as seriously as for previous fights,” said Gassiev, whose comments to were provided by the press service of the Russian Boxing Federation.
Wallin is known to the public for his competitive fight with Tyson Fury. In September 2019, the Swede lost to the Brit by unanimous decision, but Fury received 47 stitches after that confrontation.
“I watched footage of this fight before I even knew Wallin would be my opponent. He is a willing and trained boxer who moves forward. Assertive. And it hasn’t been easy for Fury, and he’s the number one heavyweight in the world. And then I was pleasantly surprised – an unknown person gave the number one heavyweight such problems,” Gassiev added.
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 during that time he has earned four debut victories. 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 32-year-old Swede won five in a row.
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