ASA Heavyweight Champion Evgeny Goncharov in an equal fight, Anton Vyazigin naturally won, but Goncharov’s team is waiting for the ACA’s decision. The manager of the Russian MMA fighter, Alexander Skaredin, spoke about this to .
On Friday in Moscow, Goncharov defeated Anton Vyazigin by unanimous decision and reached the semifinals of the ASA Heavyweight Grand Prix. Goncharov defended the organization’s heavyweight championship belt. On Saturday, ASA founder Mairbek Khasiev said independent international judges would study the fight to verify the fairness of the decision.
— The fight turned out to be quite nervous and close. The Viazigin team prepared quite well; he was probably in the best physical shape of his entire career. But at the same time, Zhenya intensified her attacks every round and attacked aggressively. Yes, in terms of the number of missed low blows, Vyazigin is ahead, but in terms of aggression and damage, I would not say that Anton somehow won the fight. In general, in a close fight, Evgeniy won a natural victory. But conclusions must be drawn! Zhenya won the first fight by fighting, but now we saw the complete opposite.
As for the official position of the league, notably Mairbek Khasiev. Everyone has their own opinion, that’s completely normal. The league will now use international judges to review the fight. We know that the ASA has five judges, not three, like almost all leagues. This was done to eliminate conflicting decisions. We also know that the ASA worked very long and carefully with the judgment. And the other people… Obviously, they are very qualified. I remember the fight between Kokov and Vartanyan, where everyone, including me, did not agree with the decision, but then the jury managed to convince Mairbek Khasiev of the correctness of the decision. Okay, now the league will attract foreign judges. But it was the Grand Prix… That is, otherwise there will be another stage of the Grand Prix… In general, we are waiting for the league’s decision,” Skardin told .
Immediately after the fight, Goncharov clashed with famous Russian boxer and bare-knuckle fighter Soslan Asbarov.
— The fight with Asbarov is interesting. This is a trending topic right now. This fight will certainly be heard. But Asbarov must first register with the ASA. Zhenya is now the current champion, and a new fighter is unlikely to challenge for the belt right away. I think it will be a deviation from sporting principles. Generally speaking, we are waiting for the league’s decisions. We are ready,” added Skaredin.
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