Double Olympic boxing champion Alexei Tishchenko believes that Murata Gassieva there are hopes in the heavyweight division, but he has too few fights.
On Saturday in Belek, Turkey, Gassiev lost by split decision to Swede Otto Wallin in the fight for the WBA Inter Continental heavyweight world title. The fight lasted all 12 rounds.
— Murat needs to train more, fight against serious opponents and win to move up the rankings. It seems to me that he has prospects in the heavyweight division, we must try to gain experience. Murat has too few fights. He needs quality opponents like Wallin, not the ones he ends up fighting in the first round. Only in competitive fights can an athlete grow,” Tishchenko told .
Wallin took second place in the IBF rankings, which was vacant before the fight.
Former WBA and IBF cruiserweight champion Gassiev has 30 victories (23 by KO) and two defeats. The Russian has been competing in the heavyweight division since the fall of 2020 and has earned four debut victories during that time.
Source : MatchTV
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