Fighter Alexander Severin’s manager Vitaly Tarasov told he was angry over reports the 38-year-old was trying to promote himself over the incident where he almost drowned in training .
Earlier, Severin, while training in a swimming pool in Samara, decided to swim 50 meters underwater and film this with his phone, but in doing so lost consciousness and began to drown . The man was spotted a few minutes later and resuscitation measures were carried out at the poolside. The resuscitation team arrived and took the athlete to the hospital, where after a day in a coma he regained consciousness. The fighter fought 10 fights under the rules of boxing and fist fighting.
– It really happened. What makes me the most angry now is that someone writes that this is PR. If you think you can promote yourself by calculating how long you have to lie on the bottom so as not to die, but end up in intensive care, I’m sorry. Yes, Sasha made a scary video, but it turns out that athletes film their workouts on their smartphones. And yes, athletes have been training to their limits for 50 years. In this case, it coincided. Alexander has passed all the necessary tests, whether you like it or not, he is cleared to fight in all respects. If anyone is willing to test Sasha in the ring, we will be only too happy to do so. And most importantly, thank you to everyone who saved his life,” Tarasov told .
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