WBA Russian light heavyweight champion Dmitri Bivol in an interview with , he admitted that he did not want to participate in filming the video before the tournament, which will be held on December 23 in Saudi Arabia.
Bivol will defend his WBA belt against Briton Lyndon Arthur, holder of the IBO light heavyweight belt, on December 23 in Riyadh. For the Russian, recognized as the best boxer of 2022 by many versions, this fight will be the first in 2023. The pre-tournament video featured the American Deontay Wilder, the British Anthony Joshua, the Swede Otto Wallin, New Zealander Joseph Parker, as well as promoters Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn.
— On the eve of the tournament on December 23, a very cool video was filmed on the theme of the apocalypse and zombies. Tell us about your participation in the filming?
“I didn’t want to go.” I asked by all means not to be invited. Why… I was getting ready. To be able to leave Kyrgyzstan, I had to cross Turkey to London, and I had 4-5 days of preparation during the fight. Then they told me that I could come to Bulgaria, but it would only take 3 days. As a result, we asked and asked to avoid participating in the filming, but they told us: “No, we have to do it.”
I arrived there, in a huge studio. There were a lot of people dressed as zombies. Before arriving, I didn’t even know the subject. I thought it was just a photo shoot or promotional video. And to me: “We asked you the size of the uniform, that’s it.” And the uniform was all in tatters, burned… And in the end they talked about the theme – zombies. They further added that I would get a double. I think, “Wow, something serious is happening. » I ask, “How many minutes will the video be?” They answer: “40 seconds, and your share of a second is 3-4. » And then I ask them: “And do I need an understudy? In general, a double was needed. They shed light on it. Then they invited me, I screamed, and then they told me what it would be like. All. Then I came home. It’s true, I was late for the flight to Istanbul, I spent the night at the airport. But I understood the magnitude of it all. How many people were involved, there was a director. In general, a serious attitude.
—Have you taken on this role?
– No no. My role is just to shout (laughs).
— Would you like to act in a film in the future?
– Why not? Everything is possible. It depends on the role. I am not an actor by God. I can do a few sentences, a few actions (smiles), – said Bivol in an interview with .
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Source : MatchTV
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