Russian boxer Magomed Kurbanov in a conversation with , he admitted that he was considering the possibility of retiring from his career after losing to Israil Madrimov of Uzbekistan.
On March 8 in Saudi Arabia, Kurbanov lost to Madrimov by technical knockout in the fight for the vacant WBA junior middleweight belt. The Russian, who has 25 victories, suffered the first defeat of his career, while Kurbanov fought for the first time outside Russia. Almost all of the 28-year-old Kurbanov’s fights took place in Yekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk as part of the RCC boxing promotions.
— After the defeat against Madrimov, thoughts about retirement appeared. Why should I continue to box and make my family, my children and my mother nervous? Is it worth it? Boxing is a very difficult sport, it requires a lot of time, training, etc. Now it’s not even about money, but about my inner desire. If it comes back, if I feel that hunger that I had 5-6 years ago, when I was a completely different person… But it can only come from me, from within. Now that I have been away from home for a long time, I have always thought about the children. Some people don’t care, but I called and asked them what they did every day. Because it’s who I am, it’s important to me.
— Can you name the main reason for the defeat?
— To be honest, I don’t have an answer to this question. It seems that everything was done correctly in preparation for the battle. From fight to weight. Everyone doubted I could make the weight, but I did it and I did it well.
Maybe I was a little obsessed with it: making history, winning the title. And then there was this information before the fight that the fight had been canceled, that Madrimov had taken off. I was already thinking: “Am I really not destined to fight for the world champion belt?!” » But then, bang – and the fight was confirmed 2-3 days before the fight date.
I have no complaints. It just wasn’t my day. Yes, I lost, yes, it was a shame, I was very angry. But it wasn’t my day,” Kurbanov told .
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