Coach Murata Gasiev Vitaly Slanov, in an interview with , said that even without taking into account all the political moments, talking about holding a second fight with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk seems ridiculous now.
Former WBA and IBF world heavyweight champion Gassiev, 28, has 28 wins including a loss to Usyk in July 2018. After that fight, Gassiev gained weight and fought two fights – in 2020, the Russian eliminated the Albanian Nuri Seferi, in July 2021 – the German Michael Wallisch. On August 26 in Belgrade, Gassiev must fight with the American Carlous Welch. Usyk has been competing at heavyweight since 2019 and now owns the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO belts in that division.
– On July 21, there was a four-year fight in Moscow for the title of absolute world champion between Gassiev and Usyk. How often do you review this meeting?
Murat never looked. What is there to see? He was clearly not well. There were many nuances in the preparation and the condition of the boxer. I have personally reviewed…
“You have no idea if things were different…
– If Murat was in order, it would be a completely different fight. It turned out to be a more competitive duel, and it could have ended in our favor. Well, what to say now: “If only, if only …” You can say anything. Usyk came out and won the fight very well. He did his job. But Murat is also a good boy, that even in such a state he strained his opponent. However, with an opponent like Usyk, with a lefty, use one hand…
– If we discard all the political moments, then from a sporting point of view, the rematch of Gassiev and Usyk seems something unrealistic at the moment.
– Sure. It is impossible to talk about it even now. It would be really fun to talk about it. But the fact that we want to become world champions in the future is a fact. Let’s do some fighting, and then it will come from the state.
Source : MatchTV
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