Russian MMA fighter Vadim Nemkov reported that the retired Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko continues to negotiate a possible performance in professional boxing.
Fedor Emelianenko had his last MMA fight in February 2023, losing by TKO to Ryan Bader. After that, the Russian fighter announced his retirement, but said that he would consider the possibility of competing under the rules of boxing and continued regular training with his team Fedor, which includes Vadim Nemkov, Valentin Moldavsky, Anatoly Tokov and a number of other famous Russians. fighters.
— Is Fedor Emelianenko training with you now?
– Yes, we will see him in training. He could not come to Kislovodsk; he had some business to attend to. But the desire [выступить в профессиональном боксе] he did so, negotiations are underway.
—Will it be in Russia or not?
— Most likely, not Russia.
—And the adversary will be a foreigner?
– I don’t think we will find a Russian fighter so that this fight will be interesting abroad at the same time.
— On September 28, Fedor turned 48. Are his hands still fast?
– Always very fast and very hard blows. And good movement of your feet. He may miss somewhere, but even if every fifth shot hits, it will be a hard hit. And he knocked down the boys more than once during training when we were in Kabardino-Balkaria.
— Active combatants?
“Maybe Serega Bilostenny (28-year-old fighter, MMA stats 13-3, – approx. ) will be a little unpleasant, but there was an episode where he once did something crazy,” Nemkov told .
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