Murat Gassiev intends to fight more often, and it would be great for him to enter the ring in early 2025, the Russian boxer’s coach Vitaly Slanov told .
On Saturday in Yerevan, Gassiev knocked out Kem Ljungqvist in the fifth round with a liver shot at the IBA Night of Champions tournament. The Russian is 31 years old, the last time he entered the ring was at the end of September 2023 in Turkey, when he lost to the Swede Otto Wallin by split decision in a fight for the second line of the IBF ranking .
— Murat said immediately after the fight that he wanted to box more often. He doesn’t want such long breaks. We must embark on great battles. It won’t happen until the end of the year, it’s not that easy to organize. And at the beginning of next year it would be great to fight,” Slanov told .
Gassiev was the WBA and IBF cruiserweight champion. Since 2020, the Russian has competed in the heavyweight category. In the professional ring, the Russian won 31 victories and suffered two defeats.
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