Alexander Emelianenko about Datsik: “He has not only a hand injury, but also a serious head injury”

Fighter Alexander Emelianenko before the fight with Vyacheslav Datsik On March 12, he explained to reporters why he was not paying attention to his opponent’s hand injury.

Datsik and Emelianenko will have a rematch after a fight under boxing rules in September 2022, which ended in a knockout of Emelianenko. Earlier, Datsik told that he suffered serious injuries to his arm after being attacked by a dog.

— What changes in your preparation or in your life allow you to hope for a different result in the fight with Datsik?

— And a change of coach, and a change of lifestyle, and a change of team, and the desire to work and work. I don’t know why they write to me that it’s time to stop, I have said it more than once, heavyweights at 40 feel strong and mature. Of course I have injuries that bother me, but they are injuries compatible with life, I can continue to perform and fight. I don’t need to push the weight, it’s lightweight, flyweight, constantly push and win, push and win, but look how many champions we have. Take Mike Tyson, how old is he? 57! It will give any young man a head start. I just started playing, I just started fighting. I’m still going to run.

— Vyacheslav Datsik injured his hand, did you take this into account during preparation?

— I didn’t take it into account at all. It seems that this is not something that needs to be stressed a little. He not only has an injury to his hands, he also has major head trauma, head problems. I don’t know why you’re looking at his hands. Look at his face. Everything will become clear to you right away,” Emelianenko told reporters.

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