Russian fighter Vyacheslav Datsik In a conversation with , he spoke about the difficult recovery from a hand injury and a possible fight with Alexander Emelianenko in Mariupol.
Datsik knocked out Emelianenko in a boxing match in September 2022 after a long media conflict. The fighters later announced their reconciliation, but before the rematch, scheduled for spring 2024, they ruined their relationship again and repeatedly insulted each other in absentia during interviews. The planned rematch was canceled after Datsik seriously injured his hand after being attacked by a dog.
— From the photographs it is clear that you are continuing to restore your arm. What is your current condition?
“While they are pumping all sorts of crap out of my arm, right under the skin, my arm still does not bend at all, my fist does not bend. There is some kind of problem there. At first they did everything right, but then it started to hurt, my inflammation started, they started injecting me with antibiotics, they operated and cleaned my hand. I am currently being treated in Moscow, in a hospital. The doctors are not saying anything, there is no talk of a complete restoration of the arm at all, but it will be enough for me to whip Sanya with my right hand, I don’t care. One hand will be enough for me. Ural FC wants to organize a fight in October, and I received an offer from Pushilin’s assistant (the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic – note) to organize a fight in Mariupol. It would be possible with Emelianenko.
— You published a video in which you are talking very aggressively with Emelianenko via video link. Have you ever spoken to him?
“Yes, we seemed to communicate normally, he was already like a person, and then he got carried away again.” The most important thing is that he declared himself sober, he injected himself with testosterone on the way to Serpukhov, at the base. I hope my hand will heal and I will let go of it again, “Datsik told .
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