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Ivan Shtyrkov: “Ready to go out with Ismailov even in fencing”
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Russian light heavyweight MMA fighter Ivan Shtyrkov commented on a possible fight against Magomed Ismailov according to boxing rules.
On the eve of Ismailov, on the air of Match TV, he again announced his readiness to fight according to the rules of boxing with Shtyrkov.
– There is no specifics on the battle with Maga yet, this has not yet been discussed with the highest leadership. By what rules would you like to fight him? I’m ready for any challenge, it doesn’t matter to me – even in fencing (laughs).
We have a story with Maga, I think it’s interesting. Since our fight in the ASA, we have become even more media. As people say, I grew up in terms of sports. He also boxed, like Maga, showed good fights. I think our confrontation, both in boxing and in MMA, will be interesting. Maybe we will fight both there and there – it all depends on the interest of people who are ready to invest. In mixed martial arts, we have already created a history of confrontation, and now it can be created in boxing, – Metaratings.ru quotes Shtyrkov.
In 2020, Ismailov defeated Shtyrkov by a judicial decision in a duel according to the rules of mixed martial arts.
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Famous British organizer Frank Warren He commented on the situation around the world heavyweight champion according to WBC, WBA and IBF Alexandra Usika.
“We’ll see what happens with Oleksandr Usyk. He’s only fought once this year, which has had a negative impact on his high-level title fights. He needs to defend his belts next year. If he doesn’t do that, he’ll have to give up his titles,” Warren said.
Previously, Alexander Usik (24-0, 15 KOs), the holder of the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles (over 90.7 kg), talked about his plans and admitted when he plans to end his professional career. The boxer recently vacated his WBO title and lost his status as absolute world champion.
Source: Sport UA
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Absolute world champion in the second lightweight category Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) commented on the victory of the fight played on Saturday, December 27th.
In Saudi Arabia, the Japanese representative defeated Mexican Alan David Picasso by unanimous decision and defended his WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF titles.
After the final bell, the reporter asked Inoue whether he should take the first place in the ranking of the world’s strongest boxers, which is currently occupied by Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.
“Mr. Usyk came to watch my fight tonight, but I’m actually not very happy with my performance. I should have done much better. So I won’t say anything about the rankings and I’ll do much better next time,” Inoue admitted.
Usik visited Riyadh to watch the Japanese “Beast” fight and after the fight, he went to the ring to congratulate the champion on his victory.
Source: Sport UA
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The strongest boxers of our time – Ukrainian Alexander Usik and Japanese Naoya Inoue – We met in the ring of Mohammed Abdo Aren in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) on December 27th.
On this day, a boxing night took place, the main event of which was the fight in the weight category up to 55.3 kg. WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF world champion Inoue (30-0, 27 KOs) defeated his Mexican opponent Alan David Picasso (32-0-1, 17 KOs).
The fight continued for all 12 rounds and ended with a confident victory for the Japanese “Beast” by unanimous decision.
After the final gong, Usik approached the champion in the ring, congratulated him on his victory and shook hands. Inoue admitted that he was not 100% satisfied with his performance and appreciated the Ukrainian’s place in the ranking of the strongest boxers of our time.
Next year, Usik plans to fight against former American champion Deontay Wilder, and Naoya is considering two options: Junto Nakatani or Jesse Rodriguez.
VIDEO. Kings of the boxing world. Usyk congratulates Inoue after victory in Riyadh
The two wonders of P4P 🐐
Usyk congratulates Inoue 🙌#RINGV: Night of the Samurai | @RingMagazine ▪️ pic.twitter.com/bzSrWqLlZy
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) December 27, 2025
Source: Sport UA
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