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“I was surprised by how Vakhaev held the blow” – fighter Goncharov

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3 years ago

December 25, 2022

Annie

“I was surprised by how Vakhaev held the blow” – fighter Goncharov

Former ACA heavyweight champion Evgeny Goncharov said that Muhumat Vakhaev’s resistance at the ACA 150 tournament was unexpected for him.

Goncharov’s fight with Vakhaev lasted all three rounds for five minutes, Goncharov won by unanimous decision.

“Everyone has made a huge contribution to my victory. There were two stages. The first stage of preparation is functional, physical training and wrestling. The second month is boxing with Dmitry Kudryashov. For a month I worked in pairs with him in sparring, suffered heavy blows, it was very difficult to box with him. He made me feel like I was growing. He was very well prepared for all rounds. Therefore, in the third round, he added, went for broke and took the fight. Kudryashov’s blow is stronger than Vakhaev’s. After the fight, he and Denis Lebedev said that we had to work, we had to improve.

I was surprised by how Vakhaev held the blow. I thought that I would finish the fight earlier – by knockout in the first or second round, but it didn’t work out. In the third one there was a spurt, hard hits. He swam and stood. I see that he is already getting up with the last of his strength, but does not fall. He showed an unrealistic character. Fought to the end. After the third round, I was almost sure that I had won, because in terms of damage, in terms of hits, the third round was one-wicket: 10:8 or 10:7,” Goncharov said in an interview with MMA.Metaratings.ru.

Source: Sportbox

Annie

I am Annie Mcadams, a news author at Sportish. I specialize in covering different sections of sports and have been writing for the past five years. My passion lies in uncovering new stories that are informative, interesting and captivating to the audience. I have a knack for finding the right sources who can provide reliable insight on trending topics.

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Usik, Ronaldo, Iniesta, Khabib Nurmagomedov will come to Dubai on December 29

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2 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Madelyn

Usik, Ronaldo, Iniesta, Khabib Nurmagomedov will come to Dubai on December 29

World heavyweight champion (over 90.7 kg), Ukrainian Alexander Usik He will attend the World Sports Summit to be held in Dubai (UAE) between 29-30 December.

According to the organizers, the boxer will act as a speaker and guest on the theme “Warrior-poet: in the mind of Alexander Usik.”

Usik’s speech will be moderated by renowned speaker Nick Santonastasso, who has worked with the Ukrainian on several occasions: “I am grateful for the opportunity. I look forward to the chance to reveal all the treasures of a boxing legend.”

Many important names will attend the summit: football players Rio Ferdinand, Peter Crouch, Ronaldo, Roberto Baggio, Alessandro Del Piero, Andres Iniesta, former world champions Manny Pacquiao (boxing) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (UFC), tennis player Novak Djokovic.

Usik last appeared in the ring in July 2025, when he knocked out British boxer Daniel Dubois in the fifth round. Next year, the Ukrainian representative is expected to meet with former world champion American Deontay Wilder.

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Source: Sport UA

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I am a sports writer and journalist who has written for various online publications including Sportish. I’m originally from the UK but currently live in Toronto, Canada. I’m also an author on Sportish and have written several articles on a variety of sports-related topics.

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Dembele is ranked fifth and Usyk is ranked 14th. The best athlete of 2025 in Europe has been announced

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3 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Madelyn

Dembele is ranked fifth and Usyk is ranked 14th. The best athlete of 2025 in Europe has been announced

Multiple world record holder, two-time Olympic champion in pole vault, Swede Armand Duplantis He was chosen as the best athlete of 2025 in Europe.

In the survey participated by 23 news sources across the continent, Duplantis received 184 points, ahead of Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, Roland Garros and US Open champion and Slovenian cyclist who qualified for the 2010 Turkish Gentlemen’s Show.

World heavyweight champion Ukrainian boxer Alexander Usik He took 14th place, shared with Norwegian biathlete Johannes Boe.

At least 62 athletes (20 women and 42 men) from 22 sports, representing 24 countries, scored in the survey. The most representatives in the ranking are from Norway (9), followed by Spain (6), France (5), the Netherlands, Italy and the United Kingdom (4 each).

Among the sports, football is the most representative (10), followed by athletics (8), basketball (8), tennis (5) and swimming (5).

Rating of the best athletes of Europe 2025:

Armand Duplantis (Sweden/athletics) – 184 points
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain/tennis) – 143
Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia/cycling) – 134
Femke Bol (Netherlands/athletics) – 76
Ousmane Dembele (France/football) – 70
Lando Norris (Great Britain/Formula 1) – 68
Jannik Sinner (Italy/tennis) – 57
Arina Sabalenka (Belarus/tennis) – 56
Marco Odermatt (Switzerland/alpine skiing) – 45
Johannes Kläbo (Norway/cross-country skiing) – 29
Leon Marchand (France/swimming) – 27
Marc Marquez (Spain/MotoGP) – 25
Iga Swiatek (Poland/tennis) – 19
Johannes Boe (Norway/biathlon), Alexander Usik (Ukraine/boxing) – 16 each

Source: Sport UA

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Wilder made a bold statement ahead of his title fight with Usyk

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4 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Madelyn

Wilder made a bold statement ahead of his title fight with Usyk

Former world heavyweight champion (over 90.7 kg), American Deontay Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KOs) shared his expectations for the upcoming fight against WBC, WBA and IBF titleholder Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs).

“You know my next opponent. Usyk challenged me to a fight. He said he wanted to meet me in the ring. I accepted the challenge. “I push horses” and “I feel it, I feel it hard.”

What’s my plan? Be smart, be faster, use my agility, be tough, get in the ring and knock him out. I am known for my strength, I need to show it. “I’ve been through a tough journey in my life, but I’m back and ready to beat Usyk,” Wilder said.

The American had 49 fights in the professional ring and won 44 victories (43 of them ahead of schedule). In June, Wilder knocked out his compatriot Tyrell Herndon, ending his two defeats in 2023 and 2024.

Usyk last appeared in the ring in July, when he stopped Briton Daniel Dubois. The Ukrainian became the absolute world champion but lost a title by refusing to defend his WBO belt in October.

Source: Sport UA

Madelyn