The Ukrainian had his first fight since 2021
Ukrainian heavyweight boxer Vladislav Sirenko (20-0, 17 KO) commented on his victory over the American Deon Ronnie Hale (5-18-1, 4 KOs).
“I’m very glad to be back in the ring. The sensations were very strange. The long pause takes its toll. In the future, I will be as active as possible.”
“The plan for the fight was to go out and feel the ring, the atmosphere and the pre-competition jitters. There was no goal to go out and finish off the opponent from the first seconds.”
“I would also like to box in better fights. But now such opposition is what I need to return after such a long pause. I wanted to see how I felt in the ring and what I needed to work on.”
Sirenko knocked out Hale in the third round, successfully landing a powerful combination of hooks and an uppercut. The fight took place at the Texas Troubadour Theater in Nashville, USA.
This was Sirenko’s first fight since 2021. The Ukrainian was supposed to return to the ring in March 2023, but injured his hand and underwent surgery. Note that the fight with Haley was shifted from March to April, since the US police arrested Deon a few hours before the fight with the Ukrainian.
In 2021, Sirenko had four fights – the Ukrainian celebrated victories in all of them. In March, Sirenko defeated the Pole Kamil Sokolovsky by decision, in June he knocked out the Frenchman Neufel Ouatu, and in September he knocked out the Russian Alexander Ustinov.
In December of the same 2021, Sirenko defended the WBC Asia heavyweight championship belt in a fight against another Ukrainian Andrey Rudenko.
Source: Sportarena
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