The Russian boxer Alexei Papin The opponent for the March 8 fight in Maykop has changed: in a short time, his compatriot Igor Vilchitsky will fight for the EBP belt in the first heavyweight division.
Initially, Papin’s opponent was supposed to be Nigerian Austin Nnamdi (7-4, KO 6), but the African could not travel to Russia due to document problems.
Papin, a former IBF international belt holder and former WBC number one, has 15 wins and two losses. In his last fight, the Russian lost to Soslan Asbarov in October.
Vilchitsky has 7 victories and 9 defeats, in his last six fights he has won one victory. In the professional ring, Vilchitsky boxed with such opponents as Sharabutdin Ataev, Kureysh Sagov, Ruslan Faifer, Arslan Yallyev, Georgy Yunovidov, Yaroslav Doronichev.
As part of the March 8 show, Russians Murad Aliev (7-0-2, KO 2) and Tigran Uzlyan (8-1, KO 5) will fight for the EBP belts, and Ruslan Faifer (28-4 -1, KO 18) and 2020 Olympic bronze medalist, 2019 world champion Gleb Bakshi (3-0, KO 2).
The Maykop tournament on March 8 will be broadcast live on the channel, broadcasting begins at 9:00 p.m. Moscow time. On the thematic channel “Match! Fighter fights will be broadcast from 7:30 p.m. Moscow time.
Source : MatchTV
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