Russian boxer Vadim Tukov said that it was psychologically difficult for him to fight at the RCC Boxing Promotions tournament in Yekaterinburg.
On Saturday, Tukov (14-0, KO 6), ranked first among Russians in the BoxRec middleweight rankings, defeated compatriot Konstantin Ponomarev (35-4, KO 14) by technical knockout in the seventh round.
“Today there was no music, no cameras, no interviews as usually happens, but I would like to express my condolences to the families of the victims and to the victims. Strength for them, strength of spirit, faith. It’s terrible when this happens.
I went to bed quite late yesterday, the messages managed to reach me. It was very difficult. The atmosphere wasn’t the same, but I think it touched everyone. I hope that someone was distracted in this difficult moment, I somehow contributed to changing people’s minds, I would be happy, ”reports the correspondent , reporting Tukov’s words.
On Friday evening, unknown assailants opened fire on the Crocus town hall in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow, where a concert by the band Picnic was to take place. According to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, 133 people died as a result of the attack. The Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee has opened criminal proceedings regarding the terrorist attack.
Source : MatchTV
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