The head of the RCC, Nikolai Klimenko, in a conversation with , called the fight between Russians Alexander Shlemenko and the Kazakh Kuat Khamitov in an interesting media fight with a good sporting component.
On Thursday, it was officially announced that the fight between Shlemenko and Khamitov will be the headliner of the RCC-19 tournament, which will take place on May 4 in Chelyabinsk. Shlemenko, 39, held his last fight on December 15 in Yekaterinburg, defeating Serbian Alexander Ilic by technical knockout. Currently, the Russian’s statistics include 64 victories, 15 defeats and one draw, another fight was declared invalid. The professional record of Khamitov, 36, is 24 wins, 8 losses and one draw.
— Shlemenko vs. Khamitov is an interesting media fight with a good sporting component. Two years later we are returning to Chelyabinsk, and it will definitely be full. This fight had already been mentioned last year, but everything remained in words. Now that the contracts have been signed, the fight is in two months and I hope that both fighters will approach it in maximum conditions. Khamitov wrestles well, he is athletically cocky and always acts aggressively. Alexander hits well, and in principle it doesn’t matter who he fights. Everyone has a chance,” Klimenko told .
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Source : MatchTV
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