“I think in early May we will see Gassiev in the ring. Kubrat Poolev is one of the options. This is a good rival, I would like to bore with him ” – coach

Coach Murat Gassieva Vitaly Sleeves stated “Match TV” that the battle with the regular WBA champion in heavyweight Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev would be a good step in the career of the Russian boxer.

Earlier, the general director of the promoting company Patriot Boxing, Alexei Avsezin, told Match TV that negotiations were underway on the organization of the Gassiev battle with Polev, he can take place in April or in May.

At the end of October, in Yerevan, Gassiev in the fifth round knocked out the Danes of Kem Jungquist at the IBA Nights tournament. Prior to this, Gasiev reached the ring in September 2023, then he lost the Swede Otto Wallin with a separate decision of the judges.

– I think that early May we will see Murat in the ring. Avsezin said that Gassiev would box in late April – early May. Murat will be in good shape. Remember in what excellent shape we approached the past battle. Kubrat Poolev is considered as one of the applicants. This is a good opponent, I would like to bore with him, ”said Shanov“ Match TV ”.

Gassiev was the WBA and IBF champion in the first heavyweight. Since 2020, the Russian has been playing in the heavy weight category. In a professional ring, a 31 -year -old Russian won 31 victories and suffered two defeats. 43 year old Poolev won 32 victories (14 – a knockout) with three defeats. In his last fight in early December, Bulgarian defeated Manuel Charra and won a regular WBA belt in heavyweight. Poolev also boxed with Anthony Joshua, Derek Chisora, Kevin Johnson and Vladimir Klitschko.

On Friday in Moscow at the tournament “Winline. IBA Night of Champions »Other Slain’s ward Artem Suslenkov by most decisions of judges defeated the Belgian Jack Mulovai and won the IBF Europe vacant belt in heavyweight

– Yes, we are unhappy. We counted on another battle, but there are objective reasons for this – there was a failure in the training process. But let’s not refer to. Showed what they showed. But Artem is well done. Even in the preparation, I worked normally. Now he will be included in IBF ratings, ”Smachov added.

On the air, the tournament “Winline. IBA Night of Champions “was broadcast on the TV channel” Match TV “.