WBA champion in Russian bridge weight Muslim Gadjimagomedov will not encounter any problems in a fight against German Leon Hart, said IBA European champion Artur Subkhankulov.
Gadzhimagomedov will hold the first defense of the WBA belt against Hart on October 17 in Ufa at the League of Betting tournament. Night of IBA Champions”, which will be held within the framework of the forum “Russia – a sporting power”. On July 12, in Serpukhov near Moscow, the two-time world champion and finalist of the 2020 Games Gadzhimagomedov (4-0, KO 3) defeated China’s Zhang Zhaoxin by technical knockout in the fourth round and won the vacant WBA world bridgeweight title. Hart (22-5-1, KO 1) is ranked second in the bridgeweight rankings. WBA, the first position on this list is vacant.
– I have no doubt about Muslim’s victory. I’ve seen a few of Hart’s fights and I can say he’s a pretty straightforward boxer. Gadzhimagomedov has huge experience in Olympic boxing, he moves well on his feet and hits a lot. I think Muslim will shoot Hart from his own distance and he will have no problems in this fight,” said Subkhankulov, whose comments to were provided by the press service of the Russian Boxing Federation.
Subkhankulov himself (6-0, KO 4) will hold a 10-round fight for the second WBA Asia featherweight belt against Chinese Liu Wensong (11-3-1, KO 8) on October 17 in Ufa.
— The fight for the WBA Asia belt is a new challenge for me, a new stage in my career as a professional boxer. I started preparing for this meeting almost immediately after defending my IBA European Championship title. I literally rested for a week, so I’m well prepared. All that remains is to approach the fight correctly. And I hope that on October 17 everything will go according to my plan. I’m happy to have fights in a row, and I don’t have time to lose shape, but I’m in shape all the time. I am confident in my abilities, I intend to emerge victorious from this confrontation! “I am extremely motivated,” added Subkhankulov.
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