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Ukrainians refused to participate in the Junior World Judo Championship due to the admission of Russian athletes
The head of the Ukrainian Judo Federation, Mikhail Koshlyak, said that the national team will not participate in the junior world championship due to the admission of Russian athletes.
Russian athletes will take part in the tournament in Portugal in a neutral status. The Russian team at the tournament will be represented by Timur Arbuzov (81 kg), Anzhey Pavlyukov (100 kg), Denis Batchaev, Dmitry Yakushev (both over 100 kg), Kristina Dudina (48 kg), Karina Efimova (52 kg) and Victoria Karsanova (70 kg).
— The World Junior Judo Championship starts in Portugal in two days, but without the Ukrainians. The International Judo Federation allowed seven athletes from Russia to compete. Therefore, we refused to participate in the world junior championship. Our team will continue preparing for the European Championship, European Cups and other important competitions,” Koshlyak wrote on social networks.
The World Championship will take place from October 4 to 7.
Source: Sportbox
Absolute lightweight champion Devin Haney (30-0, 15 KOs) said he would give up all four of his belts ahead of his junior heavyweight bout with WBC champion Regis Prograis (29-1, 24 KOs) on December 9.
Haney, 25, defended the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight belts by unanimous decision against Vasiliy Lomachenko in May of this year. Before that, he took the titles from George Kambosos, defeating the Australian twice on home soil.
“I did everything I could at lightweight. The most important thing for me was to arrange a fight with Gervonta Davis and his side showed no interest in this fight. I have outgrown this division, so now I am moving to junior heavyweight to become a two-division champion.
And after this fight, if I am successful in this fight, God willing, I expect to become a champion in three divisions and move up to heavyweight,” Devin said.
The WBC lightweight title will now belong to Shakur Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs), who defeated Edwin De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) earlier this month.
Gervonta Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) holds his second WBA title, so he will likely move up to the recognized champion category.
Kambosos (21-2, 10 KOs) and Lomachenko (17-3, 11 knockouts).
The WBO title picture is less clear. Lomachenko is the No. 1 contender but does not appear in the fight. So they’ll fight for the vacant belt Denis Berinchik (18-0, 9 KOs) and Isaac Cruz (25-2-1, 17 KOs).
Source: Sport UA
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“Khabib’s team could take over our country right now, because the current generation is a bunch of pricks” – UFC head
Dana White / Photo: © PG/Bauer-Griffin / Contributor / GC Images / Gettyimages.ru
UFC head Dana White cited as an example to young Americans the character possessed by fighters from the team of the organization’s former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
“Khabib’s team could probably come and take over this country right now because this generation is such a bunch of pricks.” Yes, that’s for sure. Yeah, when you look at some of these people in other countries… some of these guys are from the Middle East, from Russia… they have a different mentality, they were born different, with a different mentality. We become soft and weak. Every 10 years we get softer and weaker,” White said on the Full Send Podcast.
Nurmagomedov completed his professional career in 2020. He remained undefeated in the Octagon, where he scored 29 victories in 29 fights.
Source: Sportbox
Former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KOs) is looking to return and will fight former undisputed junior heavyweight world champion Scotsman Josh Taylor (19-1, 13 KOs).
famous organizer Bob Arum The 44-year-old explained why Pacquiao is not opposed to returning to the ring.
“He loves doing this, he spends a lot of money to be president. They will not accept donations, which is normal. Pacquiao is a very rich man, but Manny wants to continue his career for at least another year or two. Arum said the reason they all came back was money.
Note that the fight is scheduled to take place by April next year.
Pacquiao previously named his favorite fighter of all time.
Source: Sport UA
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