Russian boxers Alexei Papin And Gleb Bakchi have passed the weigh-in procedure before their fights in the Betcity tournament. Professional boxing evening” in Maykop.
Papin (15-2, KO 14) will fight compatriot Igor Vilchitsky (7-9, KO 1) for the Eurasian Boxing Parliament (EBP) cruiserweight belt. 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.
Papin’s weight was 93 kg. Vilchitsky will arrive in Maykop only on March 8.
2020 Olympic bronze medalist and 2019 world champion Gleb Bakshi (3-0, KO 2) will fight his fourth fight in the professional ring. In an 8-round middleweight fight, the Russian will meet Argentinian Emiliano Pucheta (19-8-1, KO 8).
Bakshi’s weight was 73.6 kg and Pucheta’s weight was 73.7 kg.
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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