ASA Vice President Aslanbek Badaev, in a conversation with , named the Russian Artem Frolova clear favorite in the fight with Vladislav Yankovsky but noted that the Belarusian fighter also has a chance to win.
The fight between Frolov and Yankovsky will headline the ACA 173 tournament, which will be held in Minsk on March 29. The middleweight fight is scheduled for five rounds.
— Everyone understands that Frolov is the favorite in this confrontation. His opposition is several times higher, in the ASA he fought with the tops, fought twice with the champion, and the first fight was completely equal, and in the second everything was already clear. Frolov himself is a top fighter who has proven he can fight at the highest level. He has KO power, he takes a punch himself and he fights. And Vlad Yankovsky is an ambitious fighter who was on a streak of three victories… Then an unsuccessful streak of two fights, but he managed to end this unsuccessful streak in the last fight. And now is his chance.
This fight doesn’t particularly make sense in terms of ratings, but ratings are a theory and, in practice, this should be a spectacular fight. It is clear that Frolov is the favorite, but Yankovsky also has a chance. Vlad can be hit with a strong blow. Frolov was knocked down and knocked unconscious. Artyom therefore does not have 100% invulnerability. Yes, no one can have it. Therefore, Yankovsky has a chance of being hit, and Vlad fights in front of his own stands. This will be additional motivation for Yankovsky,” Badaev told .
Frolov, who ranks fifth in the ACA middleweight rankings, has 18 wins and six losses. Yankovsky is not in the top 10 in the ASA rankings. He has 10 victories and two defeats. The Belarusian’s statistics in ACA are 4 wins and 2 losses.
All ASA tournaments are broadcast live on and Match! Fighter”. On Friday, the ASA 173 tournament will be broadcast on from 8:30 p.m. Moscow time, and on Match! Fighter” – from 7:30 p.m. Moscow time.
Source : MatchTV
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