Russian boxer Alexei Papin told that only injuries could stop him from winning the world title.
Papin (15-2, KO 14) in Maykop on March 8 during the Betcity tournament. The evening of professional boxing will host a fight against his compatriot Igor Vilchitsky (7-9, KO 1) for the Eurasian Boxing Parliament (EBP) belt in the first heavyweight division. For the Russian, this fight will be the first since his defeat against Soslan Asbarov in October 2023. Initially, Papin’s opponent was supposed to be the Nigerian Austin Nnamdi (7-4, KO 6), but the African did not unable to travel to Russia due to document problems.
“This is not the first time in my career that such a situation has occurred. It’s unpleasant. And even now I would like to box with the one we trained for, to punish that dark-skinned guy for his long tongue. But that’s what happened. Let’s go to the club.
– Don’t you think this could be some kind of bad luck? Injuries, defeat, change of opponent on the eve of the fight…
– It’s not that I had a streak of bad luck… This year it will be 30 years that I have been playing sports, and during this time, as they say, the metal fades. What about ligaments and joints? The most important thing is that during this training there were no new injuries and we are treating the old ones. And all will be well.
— So the main problem is injuries?
– Listen, I consider myself the best heavyweight boxer in Russia and one of the best in the world. The only thing that can stop me from winning the world title is injuries. I try to pay special attention to avoiding these injuries. Experiment, in some places, a little more stretching, warming up, in others – medical procedures,” Papin told .
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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