Russian boxers Dzhambulat Bijamov and Sergey Sloboyan will face Cuban Olympic champions Arlen Lopez and Julio Cesar La Cruz on December 22 in Samara. The tournament organizers informed .
The fights will take place as part of the match between Russia and Cuba. This showdown will consist of five fights, each comprising four three-minute rounds.
Silver medalist of the 2021 World Championship, three-time Russian champion Dzhambulat Bizhamov will fight in the weight category up to 80 kg with two-time Olympic champion and 2015 world champion Arlen Lopez. Multiple medalist of the Russian championships Sergei Sloboyan will face in a fight up to 92 kg one of the most successful boxers of amateur boxing – two-time Olympic champion and five-time world champion Julio Cesar La Cruz.
The full composition of participants in the Russia-Cuba match is as follows:
Up to 51 kg: Bair Batlaev (Russia) – Alejandro Fiz (Cuba)
Up to 57 kg: Ruslan Belousov (Russia) — Saidel Rodriguez (Cuba)
Up to 71 kg: Vahid Abbasov (Russia) – Jorge Cuellar (Cuba)
Up to 80 kg: Dzhambulat Bizhamov (Russia) – Arlen Lopez (Cuba)
Up to 92 kg: Sergey Slobodian (Russia) — Julio La Cruz (Cuba)
Source : MatchTV
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