Russian boxer Khariton Agrba said that after his victory over Argentine Gabriel Rosa, he still does not fully feel like an IBA world champion
Monday in Samara Agrba at “OLIMPBET. Night of Champions IVA. Boxing on the Volga defeated Rosa by unanimous decision and won the IBA champion belt in the weight category up to 67 kg. Agrba also became a mandatory contender for the WBA junior welterweight title.
— It’s nice to feel like a world champion. The first goal has been achieved, but there is still a lot of work to do to become even better and win new belts. Although at the moment I don’t fully realize that I have become a champion. It takes time. I am very happy that I managed to achieve victory in a fight with a very strong opponent. I can say that at the moment he is the most difficult opponent of my professional career.
I understand that I can still progress. When I get in the ring, I have to spend about a minute researching and then start looking for clues. [к победе]. In this fight, my task was to keep my pace and act in a disciplined manner. You had to be careful with his left hand, because it was with this hand that he ended fights early. And we did it,” reports the correspondent, according to Agrba.
Agrba has 15 victories in the professional ring. Rosa suffered the first defeat of her professional career.
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