Russian boxer Pavel Sosulin His skills are superior to Fatih Keles, but the Turk has more professional experience, explains Eduard Kravtsov, chairman of the coaching council of the Russian Boxing Federation.
The 2022 Russian champion and 2023 World Championship participant Sosulin will meet former WBO European champion Fatih Keles in the IBA Night of Champions tournament on February 3 in Serpukhov, near Moscow. The vacant IBA European 71kg title will be on the line in the 8-round fight. Sosulin has eight victories in the professional ring, Keles has 17 victories, two defeats and one draw.
— Keles has proven himself, mainly in professional boxing. He is a strong and unyielding boxer. He likes the mid-range and is well covered. It has a good global position in BoxRec. And in terms of professional fighting experience, he has an advantage over Pavel. And now we have a professional boxing tournament ahead of us. But Pavel is stronger in terms of skills. “I would give a slight preference to Sosulin,” said Kravtsov, whose comments to were provided by the press service of the Russian Boxing Federation.
In the main fight of the Serpukhov tournament, which will take place within the framework of the All-Russian Boxing Forum, the three-time champion of Russia, bronze medalist of the 2023 World Championship Vsevolod Shumkov and the vice-world champion of Cuba Saidel Horta will face each other for the title of contender for the IBA professional belt in the weight category up to 57 kg.
— Shumkov vs. Horta is definitely a competitive fight. Just look at the boxers’ badges. Horta is today one of the best boxers on the Cuban team. Plus, he is left-handed, and Vsevolod just had some problems in fights with southpaws, and even with Cuban-style boxers. We hope that Vsevolod prepared properly for the fight and can win,” Kravtsov added.
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Source : MatchTV
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