“I would like Gassiev to try again to participate in the title race” – Sergeev

Sergei Sergeyev, 2023 Russian boxing champion and winner of the 2024 BRICS Games, wished his compatriot Murat Gassiev back in contention for the heavyweight title.

On Thursday, it became known that Gassiev will meet Dane Kem Ljungqvist on October 19 in Vienna at the IBA Night of Champions tournament. The fight will take place in the heavyweight division and will consist of 10 rounds.

— Honestly, I’m happy that Murat Gassiev is back after his last unsuccessful performance, because I want him to try to enter the title race again. I hope that Murat healed all his injuries, made the right conclusions with the team after the defeat and that Kem Ljungqvist will not become a big problem for him, despite the fact that the Dane is a boxer with a clean record.

I am also happy that in a rather difficult situation our compatriot Murat Gassiev is boxing in the very center of Europe – in Austria. I only wish victory to our boxer! – Sergeev told .

The last time Gassiev, who will turn 31 on October 12, entered the ring at the end of September 2023 in Turkey, when he lost to Swede Otto Wallin by split decision in a fight for the second line of the IBF rankings. Gassiev was the WBA and IBF cruiserweight champion. Since 2020, the Russian has competed in the heavyweight category. In the professional ring, Gassiev won 30 victories and suffered two defeats.

Ljungqvist has 18 victories in the professional ring. The 34-year-old Dane was the IBF international heavyweight champion. There was a break in his career from January 2020 to April 2022. Since then, Ljungqvist has won eight fights in Denmark. BoxRec ranks Ljungqvist among the top 25 heavyweights in the world.

IBA Night of Champions Series tournaments are broadcast live on and Match! Fighter”.

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