Boxers Vsevolod Shumkov , Alexey Egorov And Pavel Sosulin As part of the Russian team, they will participate in a match against the American team in the upcoming IBA Night of Champions tournament. The organizers of the show informed .
The match between the teams of Russia and the United States will take place on December 16 in Moscow and will consist of five fights, each consisting of four three-minute rounds.
The “Night of IBA Champions” show will be marked by a fight in the weight category up to 92 kg with the participation of former WBA gold belt holder Alexey Egorov (12-1, KO 8), whose the opponent will be announced soon. future. In November 2022, Egorov fought for the full WBA heavyweight belt and lost to Frenchman Arsen Gulamiryan. Egorov “closed” his failure with a quick victory over his compatriot Vladimir Zhigailov, the fight took place in May in Yekaterinburg.
In the show’s co-main event on December 16, Beshto Shavlaev (3-0, KO 1) will meet Ronald Ellis (18-4-2, KO 12), whose track record includes fights with opponents such as Matvey Korobov and David Benavidez. Shavlaev won a silver medal at the 19-22 European Championships in Budva in mid-November. This fight will take place up to 80 kg.
The 2022 Russian champion and participant of the 2023 World Championship Pavel Sosulin (8-0, KO 3) will meet Kwame Ritter (11-1, KO 9) in a fight in the weight category up to 75 kg. Sosulin continues to combine performances in professional and Olympic boxing; Recently, the boxer has focused on performing specifically as a professional. In his last fight, Sosulin defeated Uzbekistan’s Bokhromdzhon Fozilov in October in Perm by technical knockout in the fourth round.
Multiple medalist of the Russian Championships and winner of the 2022 Spartakiad Yuri Osipov (4-0, KO 3) will enter the ring against the undefeated Nikita Ababiya (12-0, KO 6) in a fight in the weight category up at 71 kg. Finally, the three-time Russian champion, bronze medalist of the 2023 World Championship Vsevolod Shumkov (1-0, KO 1) will fight in the weight category up to 60 kg with the undefeated 27-year-old American Abel Mendoza (39- 0, KO 30). Mendoza has won six fights in 2023. Shumkov has experience performing in exhibition tournaments under professional boxing rules, but he only officially made his professional debut on November 11 in Yekaterinburg, when he defeated Garik Gevorkyan earlier than expected.
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Source : MatchTV
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