russian boxer Sergei Kuzmin in an interview with , he said that he would not like to have a duel with a compatriot so much Murat Gasiev and fight with Dmitry Kudryashov he does not consider at all.
Kuzmin, 35, has 17 wins and two losses. On September 24, the Russian will fight with Tian Fik in St. Petersburg, the broadcast of this fight will take place on .
Who would you like to see as opponents? But let’s talk about the real opponents for the near future, not Joshua, Fury, Wilder.
– Why not? What to sit? Need to refuel. Yes, do not call, but you must declare yourself. But I understand that compared to the current situation it is difficult to organize such fights. And to answer your question, there is Tony Yoka, Martin Bakole, with whom the team has contacted more than once for a rematch. In our duel, at least there was a draw, but it is clear that the fight took place on his side. I would like to fight with those who are closer to the first places in the rankings.
By the way, you boxed with Joshua as an amateur.
“And Joshua and Joe Joyce. I fought with the latter at the European Championship in 2013 in the semi-finals, then with Magomedrasul Majidov in the final (Kuzmin became the silver medalist of this tournament. In 2010, the boxer won the European Championship – “TV Match”) . So there are already boxers and younger ones. Even if at 35 I don’t really feel it. Now 25-year-old training partners have come to my gym and I haven’t lost to them in terms of speed.
And I boxed with Joshua in 2012 at an international tournament in Hungary, it was before the Olympics (Joshua won the Games in London – “”). In the semi-finals, we met him and I came out, recharged … Then Nikolai Dmitrievich Khromov said to me: “You seemed to want to hang it near the beer stand” … In general, 7: 9 lost to him on points. Then I flew over the London Olympics and decided to try myself as a professional.
– Now it is not so easy to arrange a duel with strong foreign opponents. So maybe pay attention to the compatriots? Now in the heavyweight division we hear about Murat Gassiev and Dmitry Kudryashov.
– And why should Gassiev and I fight? To bring out the best in Russia?
– Less. There are already sports and media components.
– If there is an organizer of such a duel, then why not. Let. But I would like to fight more with foreigners. It’s just that professional boxing in Russia is poorly developed here. We don’t have a professional boxing industry. They only started appearing on TV recently, but what was on about seven years ago? How many times we have fought overseas, and not one of our fights has been shown. If we compare our industry to foreign industries, it is more established there and has been operating for a long time. And we are still in the process.
– Now he keeps declaring himself loud and clear Dmitry Kudryashov .
Dmitry Kudryashov is an excellent boxer and sportsman. We are friends with him. I saw his duel with Vagab Vagabov, now he has a date with Soslan Asbarov (September 24). By the way, I remember this guy. When we were in the national team, a lot of guys came from Dagestan and Chechnya, we all trained together. Asbarov is a good boxer with good technique. It will be an interesting fight, but here the question is in the weight division. Asbarov is easier and Dmitry, as we can see, has now gained strength. The masses decide.
And my possible fight with Dmitry… We are friends with him, and I am not interested in a fight with him. I don’t know his opinion. Maybe he’s interested, and we’ll be offered to meet. We may just get into some confusion. Today, I can say with confidence that it is unlikely. Although… Everything is possible in this life.
Source : MatchTV
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