Russian boxer Nikita Miroshnichenko said he was also motivated by the lack of defeats against his future opponent, compatriot Vitaly Petryakov.
Miroshnichenko (15-0-1, KO 4) will face Petryakov (16-0, KO 11) in Kazan on April 29 in Kazan. Miroshnichenko is known to be a training partner of Saul Alvarez and now trains under Canelo’s trainer Eddie Reynoso. He last competed in Russia in July 2017, after which he boxed in the United States and Mexico.
“It’s exciting that undefeated opponents meet. And in my career, I have never had an opponent with a clean record. I was offered this fight and I accepted with pleasure. Vitaly is high in the world rankings, so that was my motivation.
— Petryakov is from Almetyevsk (Tatarstan). It turns out you’re going to box.
– I will also be at home, in Russia. Before that, I boxed with Americans in the USA, with Mexicans in Mexico. This isn’t new to me, so there’s no problem.
I watched his penultimate fight in St. Petersburg (with Sagadat Rakhmankulov from Kazakhstan in April 2023 – editor’s note)… If anyone is interested, please watch. But Vitaly’s hand rose (the victory was recorded by the majority of judges’ decisions – approximately “”). I understand that you should always try to win without leaving any doubt. But it’s not entirely simple, especially when you fight against good opponents,” Miroshnichenko said in an interview with .
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