2016 Olympic Champion Yevgeny Tishchenko announced to that he would no longer compete in the cruiserweight division.
Olympic champion 2016 Tishchenko will meet German Leon Hart on December 9 in Dubai at the IBA Night of Champions tournament in a fight for the vacant WBA belt in a new weight category (up to 101.6 kg). Tishchenko occupies first place in the BoxRec rankings in the top heavyweight division among Russian boxers.
– And so, really, there is too much difference. Well, my working weight is 97-98 kg… And it is very difficult to enter the first heavy weight limit when you start to feel uncomfortable at 95 kg. And I don’t have the physical ability to box in the heavyweight division. To compete in this division, I have to spend a lot of time gaining muscle mass. Well, change your weight. And this category up to 101.6 kg is ideal for me, as it is for many guys. Well, the difference between the categories is truly gigantic.
— Did I understand correctly that you will no longer compete in the cruiserweight division?
— I will definitely no longer compete in the 90.7 kg limit. There is only one health, and it is not eternal, ”Tishchenko said in an interview with .
Tishchenko, 32, has 12 victories and one defeat in the professional ring. In the previous fight, the Russian boxer defeated Belgian Yves Ngabu at the RCC Boxing Promotions tournament in May in Yekaterinburg. Hart has a record of 22 wins, five losses and one draw.
The “IBA Champions Night” tournament will be broadcast live on the channel, starting December 9 at 10:00 p.m. Moscow time.
Source : MatchTV
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