Russian fighter Vyacheslav Vasilyevsky was injured, his fight with Belarusian Vladislav Kovalev, nicknamed Belaz, on November 22 will not take place, said Ural FC general director Radmir Gabdullin.
The rematch between Vasilevsky and Kovalev was scheduled for November 22 in Nizhny Novgorod and was supposed to headline the Ural FC 9 tournament. The first fight of the rivals took place on March 1 in Moscow, Vasilevsky won by split decision , but Kovalev’s team filed. an appeal to the Russian Boxing Federation, based on the results of the examination according to which the fight was declared invalid.
The second fight was to take place according to MMA rules, but only in a standing position. Vasilevsky’s last official fight in MMA took place in February 2022, now the fighter performs exclusively according to the rules of boxing or MMA in a standing position.
— Unfortunately, the rematch between Belaz and Vasilevsky on November 22 at the Ural FC tournament will not take place. Vyacheslav was injured, which is why we are forced to cancel the fight within this deadline. But we are absolutely not giving up on the idea of waging such a fight. We wish Vasilevsky a speedy recovery, after which we will start discussing a new date for the rematch. Now we are also trying to find a replacement for Kovalev on November 22,” said Gabdullin, whose words to were provided by the press service of Ural FC.
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