Russian boxer Artur Subkhankulov said the fight with George Kambosos in Australia boosted his confidence in his own abilities.
On April 20 in Ufa, Subkhankulov will fight for the IBA European champion belt in the weight category up to 60 kg with Romanian representative James Chereji. This fight will headline the show “League of Betting”. IBA Champions Night.” The Russian has six victories in the professional ring, while Cheredzhi has 19 victories and four defeats. Former WBO, IBF and WBA lightweight champion Kambosos will meet Vasily Lomachenko on May 12 in Australia in a fight for the vacant IBF belt.
— I flew to train with George Kambosos. He invited me to his camp. George is preparing for a fight with Vasily Lomachenko. In total, we fought 60 rounds of combat in one month. I gained the necessary experience. But upon arrival there were certain nuances with acclimatization. Only on the seventh day in Ufa I felt 95%, and before that my condition was not the best – acclimatization in the opposite direction was difficult. But I am very happy to have been able to visit the camp of such a champion and work with him. It’s an invaluable experience.
Russian coach Anton Kadushin is currently working with Kambosos. And after the official announcement of his fight with Vasily Lomachenko, Anton Kadushin offered him options for training partners, including me. And Kambosos and his manager looked at my fights and chose my option. Anton told me about it. I accepted this invitation with pleasure. And George always paid a lot of money to train, but I’d go for free
The first two or three days of work we trained with elements of freestyle combat. And the remaining days we had real sparring sessions. Believe me, we killed each other and we fought. And I felt for myself what I saw in his fights. After all, of course, I was watching George’s fights. But I cannot reveal any secrets of this sparring, name its strengths and weaknesses. Well, I think it is unethical to give predictions for the Kambosos-Lomachenko fight. I will say one thing: I really enjoyed working in the Kambosos camp, I gained invaluable experience. Well, and most importantly… It is clear that sparring and real fights are completely different things, but I gained confidence in my abilities and in the future I will be able to compete with the best lightweights. This is very important for me,” said Subkhankulov, whose remarks to were provided by the press service of the Russian Boxing Federation.
In addition, Subkhankulov, a native of Ufa, said that he would do everything possible to win the IBA champion belt after the fight with Cheredzhi.
— Leading the tournament in Ufa is a special event for me. Moreover, it is not just a fight, but a duel for the title of European champion according to the IBA version. It’s very cool and exciting. I’ve been preparing for this fight for a long time. I will face a good opponent, he is more experienced than me in professional boxing. I studied Cheredzhi well, he is a strong boxer. I will do everything possible to try for the IBA European champion belt in front of my home stands. I completely understand that the fight will be very difficult. All the more interesting for us and for boxing fans. At the same time, I admit that I’m a little nervous because I haven’t fought in a long time. But I still consider my readiness to be good,” Subkhankulov added.
“Paris League” tournament. The IBA Champions Night in Ufa will be broadcast live on the channel, the broadcast will begin at 9:45 p.m. Moscow time. On “Match!” » The broadcast of Fighter » will begin at 7:30 p.m. Moscow time.
Source : MatchTV
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