Coach Murata Gasiev Vitaly Slanov, in a conversation with , said that the Russian boxer should hold his next fight no later than November.
On Friday in Belgrade, Gassiev knocked out American Carlous Welch, 42, in the first round. Because of Gassiev, 28, 29 wins including a loss to Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk in July 2018. After that fight, Gassiev gained weight and has now had three fights – in 2020 the Russian knocked out Albanian Nuri Seferi, in July 2021 – German Michael Wallisch. Now Welch has been eliminated.
It was like he was in control. Single didn’t affect much, I’ve seen it in sparring. Which quickly ended… For the public – it’s good. But for us to see some mistakes, we need some kind of competition, rounds. But what was, was. Normally, Slanov told .
– Were you satisfied with the fight?
– Received. We have been preparing for a long time, the whole team has done a great job. We had several stages of preparation – in Kislovodsk, Serbia. And here is the result of the work. I just wanted us to see more, so we could see what to work on next.
– Based on this fight, how will you continue to work?
– We are not on the first day in boxing. We will analyze everything – complicate something, add something somewhere. We will carry out the first stage of preparation, and at that time we will be informed of the enemy.
– Okay, Gassiev has to organize the next fight in the near future?
– I also think that we must not delay. Wounds behind, and we all resist. The next fight must take place no later than November.
– Gassiev won a quick victory. But there will be a lot of pessimism around this result.
– Sure. When Murat defeated Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, they said, “Yes, Wlodarczyk is not the same anymore.” And Wlodarczyk had never lost earlier than expected before our fight, and after that he had a lot of wins (seven). You can say anything.
– Okay, Welch is not an opposition to Gassiev?
– We agree. It’s hard to argue with that. On the other hand, after 13 months of stoppage, after an injury, it would not be wise to register a leading opponent. And let’s not forget that Murat has already suffered both injuries and operations. We told the promoters to put whoever they wanted in the next fight. We do not choose opponents. We were just told that there is such an opponent who has a lot of fights and wins. Well, let’s go.
Source : MatchTV
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