Belarusian fighter Vladislav Kovalev said he would definitely shake hands with the Russian Vyacheslav Vasilyevsky after the rematch.
The rematch between Vasilevsky and Kovalev will take place on November 22 in Nizhny Novgorod and will lead the Ural FC 9 tournament. Their first confrontation took place on March 1 in Moscow, then Vasilevsky won by split decision, but Kovalev’s team won appealed to. the Russian Boxing Federation, based on the results of which the fight was declared invalid. Now the fight between Vasilevsky and Kovalev will take place according to MMA rules, but only in a standing position.
— For me, it’s a fundamental fight. I won the first fight and I’m going to go out and take the upper hand with confidence in the second fight. I took my preparation even more seriously. This time, my victory will be assured. Yes, a lot of personal things were said. He said bad things to me, but everything will be decided on November 22. We will go out, fight and separate.
After the fight, we will shake hands. It’s a sport. Yes, there are times when someone offends someone. It’s part of the game. But when we go out to fight, we immediately forget it. And we’ll just hack. No matter how much Vyacheslav prepares, I will say one thing: you will never straighten your jaw, ”reports a correspondent, reporting Kovalev’s words during an event at the press center.
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