Fights
In the United States, we missed fighters from Russia. And they are waiting for a meeting on the carpet
Abdulrashid Sadulaev and Kyle Snyder / Photo: © Russian wrestling Federation
Fighters of Russia and the United States will finally be able to identify the strongest.
A few days ago, the world of sports was struck by the news: a match of Russian and American hockey players performing in the KHL and NHL, in the foreseeable future, could become a reality. Against the backdrop of attempts to cancel Russia in world sports, this, of course, became a sensation. It is likely that our athletes will get a chance to compete with the strongest not only in hockey – for 2025, a match meeting between Russia and the USA is planned in the fight.
Now our athletes are welcome guests behind the ocean.
Without restrictions
This week, the sports world learned about the plans approved at the highest level to organize hockey matches with the participation of Russian and American NHL and KHL players. Against the background of such a tectonic shift, after three years of attempts to cancel Russia on the world stage, it was reasonable to expect such initiatives in other sports. On Thursday, the professional wrestling league (PWL) announced the proposal of Russian and American fighters received from the Russian wrestling Federation (FSBR).
“Given the continuing contacts between the presidents of the Russian and the USA federations, both match meetings, both in the United States and in Russia, can be organized in 2025,” the PWL reported.
The initiative is beautiful – there is no doubt in the class of Russian wrestlers, Americans also often make noise in the world arena. It is worth recalling that at the 2022 World Cup, where the Russians were not even in neutral status, freaks from the United States took four gold and four silver medals, three gold, two silver and two bronze in women can be added to this. Later, Russians began to be allowed to international tournaments, but not for every tournament, and not all leaders. The idea of a match of Russia and the United States does not imply restrictions, so there will be a real chance to identify the strongest.
“Exciting for fighters”
The idea of holding match meetings of Russia and the United States is alive not only in the struggle. But only in the same figure skating there are doubts that the Americans who criticized our athletes not so long ago will be happy to accept the invitation to come to visit. It is not clear whether all the stars of the American voyage are ready to accept the call from rivals from Russia. But in the struggle to interest colleagues because of the ocean is not so difficult. On the eve of the titled American fighter Kyle Snyder, who took the gold of the Olympics and won the world championships three times, made it clear that he was enthusiastically waiting for a meeting with the Russians.
– I like this idea. I hope we will be able to hold one steam meeting in the United States and one in Russia. This is very exciting for fans and wrestlers. I am especially glad to compete in this format, ”Odds.ru quotes Snider.
It could be assumed that the opinion of Snider does not reflect the mood of the rest of the American wrestlers. Kyle does not hide friendship with Abdulrashid Sadulaev, often calls up with him and even somehow stayed with his opponent. But other wrestlers from the US team are alien to Russophobia. On the eve of the 2024 Olympics, according to the words of three -time world champion Zaurbek Sidakov, American athletes wrote letters asking for Russians. In the end, the letters did not affect anything, but the American wrestlers, apparently, will soon have the opportunity to meet our athletes on the carpet.
Source: Sportbox
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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Fights
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
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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
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