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Massacre at a wrestling tournament in Moscow. The police had to clean the carpet
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The forbidden reception led to a fight. The instigator of the brawl faces a very serious punishment.
Spectacular, but not the most pleasant videos of mass fights from wrestling tournaments now and then get on the Internet and collect millions of views. The same fate will surely await the footage from the competitions in Moscow.
On the very first day of the prestigious tournament, a real massacre took place on the wrestling mat. And with the participation of the audience.
Scuffle in the semi-finals
On May 19, the first tournament of the international wrestling league, named after the legendary Russian athlete Ivan Poddubny, started in Moscow. The league program put together by the Wrestling Federation of Russia looked solid. Prizes are awarded in five styles at once, including: Greco-Roman, freestyle and women’s wrestling, as well as grappling and pankration. The opening of the competition was supposed to be a great holiday for fans of classical martial arts, but everything ultimately turned into a loud scandal.
The organizers were let down by the participants of the pankration tournament. The atmosphere of a harsh but noble duel was broken by one of the tournament participants, after which the sports fight, by and large, turned into an ordinary scuffle.
The instigator of the riot turned out to be a certain Islam Isaev, a wrestler from the Tver region, who fought in the semifinals of the tournament with Radmir Khairullin from the Republic of Bashkortostan. According to eyewitnesses, the skirmish began with the fact that one of the athletes broke the rules. The wrestlers grappled, and later the fans joined in, rushing to the carpet to defend their own. In the end, it was possible to calm down the excited crowd only with the help of law enforcement officers.
Worse than disqualification
After the incident, the president of the Pankration Federation, Konstantin Klimov, admitted that recently mass fights have been happening at competitions less and less, but the organizers have not yet been able to rule out skirmishes. So now the task of the federation is to show, using the example of Isaev, what kind of responsibility for their actions unrestrained wrestlers will bear.
So, it became known that the Tver athlete had already been excluded from the tournament, so he would not be able to participate in the match for third place. But his opponent, it seems, automatically got into the final – this may even be more offensive to the unfortunate fighter. It is possible, however, that the whole region, which he presented in such an unsuccessful way at the tournament, will now have to suffer because of Isaev. Subsequently, not only the wrestler himself, but the entire team of the region can be disqualified for a long time!
It remains to be hoped that things will not come to mutual responsibility, and the head of the federation is only trying in this way to set the delinquent wrestler on the right path. Otherwise, Isaev in Tver in the near future will definitely not be remembered with a kind word.
Source: Sportbox
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The strongest boxers of our time – Ukrainian Alexander Usik and Japanese Naoya Inoue – We met in the ring of Mohammed Abdo Aren in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) on December 27th.
On this day, a boxing night took place, the main event of which was the fight in the weight category up to 55.3 kg. WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF world champion Inoue (30-0, 27 KOs) defeated his Mexican opponent Alan David Picasso (32-0-1, 17 KOs).
The fight continued for all 12 rounds and ended with a confident victory for the Japanese “Beast” by unanimous decision.
After the final gong, Usik approached the champion in the ring, congratulated him on his victory and shook hands. Inoue admitted that he was not 100% satisfied with his performance and appreciated the Ukrainian’s place in the ranking of the strongest boxers of our time.
Next year, Usik plans to fight against former American champion Deontay Wilder, and Naoya is considering two options: Junto Nakatani or Jesse Rodriguez.
VIDEO. Kings of the boxing world. Usyk congratulates Inoue after victory in Riyadh
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— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) December 27, 2025
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Japanese Naoya Inoue defended his title of absolute world boxing champion in the second bantamweight division.
In a 12-round fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he defeated Mexican David Picasso by unanimous decision: 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111.
Inoue defended his title of absolute world champion in the weight category up to 55.22 kg for the sixth time.
The 32-year-old Japanese now has 32 victories (27 by knockout) in 32 fights. 25-year-old Picasso suffered the first defeat in his career; he also has 32 wins (17 by knockout) and one draw.
In the co-main fight of the evening, former world champion in three weight categories, Japanese Junto Nakatani, won the second bantamweight bout over Mexican Sebastian Hernandez.
The fight lasted all 12 rounds and ended with Nakatani winning by unanimous decision: 115–113, 115–113, 118–110.
Now 27-year-old Nakatani has 32 victories (24 by knockout) and not a single defeat. The 25-year-old Hernandez has 20 wins (18 by knockout) and one loss.
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On Saturday, December 27, Ring V boxing night is held in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), and its main event will be the fight for the title of absolute world champion Naoya Inoue – Alan David Picasso.
In the second most important fight, representatives of the second bantamweight (up to 55.3 kg) met – the former world champion Japanese met in the ring Junto Nakatani (31-0, 24 KOs) and undefeated Mexican Sebastian Hernandez (20-0, 18 knockouts).
Japan’s favorite gave the middle of the ring to his opponent and bet that he would be number two. Nakatani was excellent on his feet, attacking with lightning speed from favorable positions and quickly converting to long range.
The Mexican opponent decisively resisted his opponent’s blows, worked well in defense, but was inferior in speed and maneuverability.
Using his entire arsenal – punches, sides, hooks – Nakatani calmly dismantled Hernandez from distance. But after a safe start the favorite slowed down and allowed his rival to equalize the fight.
The opponent aggressively pressured Nakatani, throwing heavy punches and immediately hiding defensively to avoid missing anything heavy. Gradually, the initiative completely passed into the hands of Hernandez, who actively gained points from the judges’ notes.
In the championship rounds, both boxers continued to test each other’s mettle by throwing numerous punches. An incredibly spectacular and interesting fight, where the situation in the ring changes almost every second.
After the results of 12 rounds, the jury recorded the victory by unanimous decision of the Japanese, who can now fight with his compatriot Naoya Inoue.
Junto Nakatani (Japan) – Sebastian Hernandez (115–113, 115–113, 118–112)
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Junto Nakatani Defeated Sebastian Hernandez via unanimous decision in a spectacular fight!
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— BoxingScene.com (@boxingscene) December 27, 2025
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