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The Russian won the World Championship final in 28 seconds. I didn’t even have time to sweat
Bislan has no equal in the world.
Russian judokas generally performed successfully at the World Junior Championships, winning five medals of varying values in individual competitions: bronze, three silvers and gold. The only champion in the team, Bislan Katamardov, won his final in 28 seconds.
Our heavyweight didn’t even have time to break a sweat!
Path to the final
The World Junior Judo Championships are taking place in Peru from October 5 to 8. The Russians are performing at this tournament not in a neutral status, but also not with the country’s flag, but under the auspices of the International Judo Federation (IJF). On the final day of the competition, a team tournament takes place, and individual awards have already been awarded. And our athletes will definitely return home with medals.
In the girls’ welterweight category (up to 63 kg), Victoria Martynenko took silver, and Alexandra Ryabchenko took bronze in the light heavyweight category (up to 78 kg). Among young people, Abdullah Parchiev (up to 66 kg) and Akhmed Turluev (up to 81 kg) won silver awards. And heavyweight Bislan Katamardov (over 100 kg) finished the tournament with gold.
The current European champion defeated representatives of the USA, Romania, Germany and France on the way to the final. By the way, the German athlete Mortaza Suha and his French colleague Mateo Akiana Mongo, who reached bronze medals in Peru, recently opposed our judoka at the European tournament in Slovakia. Again it was not possible to beat both opponents easily, but the main thing is that Bislan made it to the finals.
Victory throw
In the final, the judoka from Russia had to compete with the Japanese Guy Hatakeyama. A year ago, the Japanese did not succeed at the Junior World Championships, losing in the first round. But later he had success on the international stage, and at the tournament in Peru the athlete showed himself well, winning clear victories in the quarterfinals and semifinals.
The final match began without a long build-up: the opponents took a long time to try it on and almost immediately took the grip. Hatakeyama was the first to try to throw, but his attempt to hook Bislan’s leg failed. The Japanese heavyweight collapsed on the tatami, the unsuccessful attack remained unscored. And then it was Katamardov’s turn, who chose to drop his counterpart with an over-the-shoulder throw from his knees.
It was not possible to take down the opponent in one movement; the Japanese desperately resisted. But Bislan did an excellent job with his hands, and Hatakeyama still ended up on his back. To be on the safe side, Katamardov decided to make a hold, but there was no need for this – the judges gave the Russian an ippon rating, and the only throw became the winning one. Thus, in just 28 seconds, our athlete won the final fight.
Being in the best mood, Bislan greeted someone in the stands, then shook the Japanese’s hand and hugged the coach. So, with a wide smile on his face, the heavyweight finished the World Junior Championships, realizing that at this age he simply has no competitors.
Source: Sportbox
International Boxing Federation (IBF) updated the rankings in the super heavyweight (over 90.7 kg) category; Compared to the previous month, only three boxers managed to retain their positions.
The official leader of the ranking is British Derek Chisora (36-13, 23 KOs) is ranked second and is claiming the top seed, which would allow him to fight for the world title.
Cuban Frank Sanchez came in third, while American Richard Torres maintained his fourth place. Another US representative, Jared Anderson, completed the top five.
Invincible Briton Moses Ithauma (13-0, 11 KOs) continues his slide and is now down to #14. He had previously refused to fight in a boxer candidate’s match and was punished by the organization.
Itauma plans to follow the WBO line, so there is a possibility he will be removed from the International Boxing Federation rankings in January.
The Ukrainian player has held the IBF championship since July. Alexander Usik (24-0, 15 KOs) won the belt in the match against Briton Daniel Dubois (TKO 5).
Rating of the strongest heavyweight boxers in the world (according to IBF):
(place in previous version is indicated in parentheses)
- Empty
- (2) Dereck Chisora (Great Britain)
- (3) Frank Sanchez (Cuba)
- (4) Richard Torres (USA)
- (6) Jared Anderson (USA)
- (8) Martin Bakole (DR Congo)
- (9) Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzbekistan)
- (10) Guido Vianello (Italy)
- (-) Richard Riakpore (England)
- (15) Lawrence Okolie (Great Britain)
- (7) Michael Hunter (USA)
- (5) Daniel Dubois (Great Britain)
- (11) Filip Hrgovic (Croatia)
- (12) Moses Ithauma (Great Britain)
- (13)Efe Ajagba (Nigeria)
Source: Sport UA
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Former World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua The next opponent is clear and his choice may surprise the fans.
According to Ad.nl, the Briton is considering fighting the legendary kickboxer Rico Verhoeven. Although the details of the possible fight have not yet been announced, the parties are already negotiating. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn also confirmed his interest in this confrontation and stated that the final decision has not been made yet.
Verhoeven, 36, recently left the Glory promotion, where he was champion for 12 years and had only one boxing match.
A big boxing show took place in Miami, USA, on the night of December 19-20, 2025. In the main fight, American entertainer Jake Paul and former world champion Anthony Joshua entered the ring. The fight ended in the sixth round – AJ brutally knocked out his opponent.
Source: Sport UA
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American boxer and internet celebrity jake paul after defeat Anthony Joshua He announced that he is ready to fight former UFC champion Francis Ngannou.
“I told everyone I was going to be better than Francis. It’s like he doesn’t have any character. Francis is soft… I’m going to fight him. I think he can take on that fight now,” Jake said in a video for the IMPAULSIVE YouTube channel.
Recall that on December 20, Jake Paul lost to Anthony Joshua by knockout in the sixth round. The fight between Ngannou and Joshua took place on the night of March 9, 2024 and ended with Anthony winning by knockout in the second round.
In the first round, Joshua knocked out Francis for the first time, repeated this in the second round, and then finished the fight with a knockout against the best representative of mixed martial arts.
Source: Sport UA
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