Veteran MMA Jeff Monson will be the captain of the Russian national team in a boxing match with the American team, which will be led by an American receiving Russian citizenship Kevin Johnson said the promoter Vladimir Khryunov .
The match between the national teams of Russia and the United States will take place on October 29 in Suzdal and will coincide with the 1000th anniversary of the oldest city in the Vladimir region.
— This is a unique event. When was the last meeting between the Russian and American national teams? I am eager to. We are looking forward to big fights. To organize this confrontation, I only needed to make five calls, and all our colleagues readily agreed. I like this. The captain of the Russian team will be Jeff Monson and the captain of the American team will be Kevin Johnson, who currently only has a US passport. The anthem will be played once – in honor of the winning team,” the correspondent of reports, according to Khryunov’s words.
The coach of the American national team, the famous specialist Colin Morgan (who worked with Guillermo Jones), promised competitive fights.
“I brought a very well-prepared team here. I hope the fights will be spectacular and that the public will enjoy them. Despite everything, our friendship continues and always will,” Morgan said.
The composition of the participants in the fundamental confrontation is as follows:
Up to 50 kg: Aigel Khodova (Russia) – Zinnat Ferdous (USA);
Up to 51 kg: Karina Limonova (Russia) – Claire Prince (USA);
Up to 63.5 kg: Ildar Minsafin (Russia) – Joseph Yanko (USA);
Up to 75 kg: Umar Zhantaev (Russia) – Ramirez Jimine (USA);
Up to 91 kg: Vladislav Borisevich (Russia) – Price Taylor (USA).
These fights will take place in the form of four three-minute rounds. And the boxing evening on October 29 in Suzdal will be marked by two fights according to the rules of professional boxing. Russian Vahid Abbasov (7-0, KO 3) will meet American Brian Ceballo (15-1, KO 7) in a 4-round fight. This show will be marked by a 6-round fight between the bronze medalist of the 2015 World Championship and European Games, the Russian Pavel Silyagin (13-0-1, KO 6) and the American Gian Garrido (10-1, KO 7). .
The show will be broadcast live on October 29 on the channel. The broadcast begins on October 29 at 4:25 p.m. Moscow time.
Source : MatchTV
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