Ramazan Ismailov, brother and trainer of an MMA fighter Magomed Ismailova told about the preparations for a boxing match with Vladimir Mineev .
The boxing match between Mineev and Ismailov will take place on July 20 in Moscow. The rivals had two fights under MMA rules in 2018 and 2021, which ended in a draw and a victory for Mineev, respectively. In a conversation with , bronze medalist of the World Boxing Championship, heavyweight Maxim Babanin confirmed that he is Mineev’s sparring partner and will support him in the fight.
– Yes, I know Maxim Babanin, I saw his fights, he is a good boxer. Vladimir’s choice is clear, he is not going to lose, he wants to win this fight and end the story with Magomed Ismailov. But on the contrary, we want a continuation, we want to bring him back to the octagon to take revenge. Have you chosen such a sparring partner? Has the right to. Let him choose Tyson Fury, we have our own program. The one who will perform his tasks better will win. If there is an impartial judgment, of course.
— Do you have enough information about Mineev as a boxer? After all, he spent his last fights in kickboxing and worked a lot with his legs.
— We can say that there is not enough information about him as a boxer. It turns out that he is like a dark horse. I saw how he boxed with Kovalenko, trained with Papin and did shadow boxing. That’s all. It’s not enough.
— On this basis, what do you expect?
– That he will prick, work on the drawbars and lift with an uppercut. That’s how I see it, from what I’ve seen. He will rely on his limbs, on anthropometry, keep his distance and actively work on his feet. He will try to drag it out in the first rounds and move everything in the next rounds. At the same time, I can only guess what he will present to us, but I know what we can present to him, “Ismailov Sr. told .
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