Russian boxer David Avanesian reported to that he was forced to fight Cameroonian Serge Ambomo so as not to lose his place in the World Boxing Council (WBC) rankings.
The welterweight fight took place on December 20 in Birmingham and ended with Avanesyan’s victory in the fourth round after his opponent retired. Ambomo, 37, suffered the 56th defeat of his career with 11 victories. The 35-year-old Avanesyan, fourth in the WBC rankings, scored his 30th victory with four defeats. The Russian is conducting a training camp in England.
— They called from the WBC and told me that if I don’t fight this year, I will be out of the rankings. And I’m number four there. So I quickly packed my bags and left.
However, he accepted at very short notice; the other 15 to 20 people refused. So there was no choice, it had to be made an asset.
I train all the time. I can’t say I was directly preparing for this fight. I fight fights and so on,” Avanesyan told .
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