2020 Olympic bronze medalist in boxing, 2019 Russian world champion Gleb Bakchi told that he was satisfied with the level of his opponent in the person of Argentinian Emiliano Pucheta.
The middleweight fight between Bakshi and Pucheta will headline the Betcity. Professional boxing evening” on March 8 in Maykop.
“I don’t think about the fact that I haven’t been in the ring for a long time.” I had excellent preparation. I am very happy that there is such opposition against me. Pucheta is the type of person who doesn’t give up. He will move forward, he came here for victory. And it’s fights like these that I box for. I was supposed to fight in September, but… I’ll show you what I did all year in the fight with Pucheta. My main task is to box. Today, many people say we need to box more often. I have to box every day so my name is everywhere. We have raised the level of opposition. And we must continue to improve it. I want to win the professional belt,” Bakshi told .
Bakshi has three victories in the professional ring. The Russian’s last fight took place in March 2023, when he defeated Venezuelan Alfonso Blanco by unanimous decision.
Pucheta has 19 wins, eight losses and one draw. The boxer is known for his fights with Russians Magomed Madiev and Shamil Khataev. In February 2023, the Argentine ended the fight with Madiev in a draw, and in August of the same year he lost to Khataev by unanimous decision.
The tournament will be broadcast live on March 8 on the channel. The broadcast begins at 9:00 p.m. (Moscow time) and on the “Match! Fighter” – from 7:30 p.m. (Moscow time).
Source : MatchTV
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