2016 Olympic champion and WBA belt holder in weight up to 101.6 kg Yevgeny Tishchenko told that his compatriot Magomed Kurbanov You should not end your career.
On March 8 in Saudi Arabia, Kurbanov lost by technical knockout to Israil Madrimov 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. Earlier, 28-year-old Kurbanov told that he was considering retiring from his career. Tishchenko and Kurbanov play in the same promotion.
– Indeed, Maga gave in. Well done Madrimov, congratulations to him for his brilliant victory. As for Magi… After a difficult fight with Michel Soro, he prepared all year. It was mentally difficult for him. He boxed for free. Overall, he’s a nice guy. Yes, he took a risk, but it didn’t work out. He certainly shouldn’t end his career, he’s still young. There’s more to come. As they say, don’t back down and don’t give up,” Tishchenko told .
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