Russian fighter Ivan Emelianenko said who will be his second in the fight against Ali Heibati on March 1 in Moscow.
The younger brother of Fedor and Alexander Emelianenko, 35-year-old Ivan, has already participated in hand-to-hand combat tournaments and reached the level of mastery in sports. In 2023, Ivan Emelianenko made his debut in one of the Russian fighting promotions, defeating judoka Alexei Ledenev by decision. The 35-year-old athlete will fight his next fight against Ali Heibati under the rules of boxing with MMA gloves.
— Fedor flew to Moscow on Sunday evening (February 25) after the Vadim Nemkov fight in Saudi Arabia. You were at a press conference on the 26th. Did you cross paths with your brother?
– No, I arrived in Moscow today at two in the morning. I haven’t met yet.
—Have you not considered having him in your corner?
— Fedya has enough work on his own. He won’t be able to come to this tournament. Sanya will be a guest of honor.
-Can you tell who will be in your corner?
— My coach Ruslan Kelembet will be there. That’s probably all for now.
— Who was the highest level in St. Petersburg among those with whom you fought?
— There were a lot of good guys in the St. Petersburg boxing team, but I wouldn’t want to single out anyone or name specific names. “I mainly took lighter and faster guys to sparring,” Ivan Emelianenko told .
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Source : MatchTV
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