Olympic silver medalist and two-time world champion Muslim Gadjimagomedov after the fight at the IBA Champions’ Night tournament in Tajikistan, he said the Olympics were his priority.
On Friday, Gadzhimagomedov defeated South African Akani Fuzi by unanimous decision in an eight-round cruiserweight fight. Gadzhimagomedov won his second victory in the professional ring, 29-year-old Fuzi suffered his third defeat with 13 victories.
— In the end, I didn’t have an exhibition fight, but a full-fledged official fight. Before, I only did exhibitions, but today it’s time to box in a good professional fight. For the first time I worked all eight rounds, of course I wanted to finish ahead of schedule. But my opponent defended very well, so I had to work the whole distance.
I am happy that boxing is very popular in Tajikistan and that there is a good atmosphere here to celebrate our sport. In the hall sat the president of the International Boxing Association, Umar Kremlev, and my friend the Olympic champion Albert Batyrgaziev. It was very nice to box in front of them, I felt responsible. In the future, I want to go to the Olympic Games and win gold, which I could not win last time. In any case, Olympic boxing and the Olympic Games are in the foreground, then the professional ring,” reports the correspondent of , reporting Gadjimagomedov’s words.
The IBA Champions’ Night tournament was broadcast live on Match! Fighter”. The recording of this fight can be viewed on at 22:45 (Moscow time).
Source : MatchTV
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