Russian boxer Alexei Papin in an interview with he thanked his compatriot Asbarova exiled for the fight and the opportunity to return to the sport.
At the end of October, Papin, who previously occupied the first line of the WBC rankings in the first heavyweight division, lost to Asbarov by unanimous decision. For Papin, this fight was the first since October last year.
—Wasn’t it worth organizing some kind of intermediate fight?
– If we had such an opportunity, we would do it. Without the fight with Soslan, my healing would have taken longer. The fight with Asbarov took me out of that rehabilitation routine and I came back to the sport. Because it took a long time. I’m glad to be back. Yes, the fight didn’t go the way we wanted. Nothing worked at all, I showed at most 30% of my potential.
— It is also the merit of the adversary.
– The merit of my opponent is present in this. Well done Asbarov! He did an excellent job. But when you can’t work to your full potential… Did you see for yourself that I wasn’t like me?
—Immediately after the fight, during the interview, I said that it was your worst performance of your career.
— There are objective reasons for this. I won’t say anything publicly, it will seem like some kind of apology. We were both preparing for a specific date that we knew in advance. Both entered the ring. If you do this, you have to give 100%. If you can’t do that, then that’s your difficulty. That day, Soslan was stronger. But I focus on the phrase “that day.”
— The most mundane, but most important question regarding your career is what’s next?
– I’m interested in revenge. But I understand that immediate revenge doesn’t make sense. I need to have at least one or two more fights. And maybe we will interest Soslan somehow,” Papin told .
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