Olympic champion, boxer Alexei Tishchenko said on February 20 that he was confident that Mark Petrovsky was ready for his professional debut as a heavyweight.
In a conversation with Izvestia, he said that he had no doubts about Petrovsky and knew that he would demonstrate all his qualities in a fight with Collins Oyal.
According to Tishchenko, Petrovsky is experienced enough and will be able to competently bring himself to the first professional test.
Earlier in the day, boxer Edgar Ghukasyan called Petrovsky the favorite in the upcoming fight with Oyal.
On February 13, promoter Vladimir Khryunov admitted he had concerns about Petrovsky’s debut fight against Oyala. He noted that the African “even surpasses” the Russian in some ways. Khryunov explained that Oyal can start to intercept attacks, be productive and go forward.
The heavyweight fight between Russian Mark Petrovsky and Collins Oyal will take place on February 25 as part of the REN TV Fight Club. Super Series. Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin will become Petrovsky’s mentor. In addition, the main event of the evening will be the duel between Magomed Ismailov and Olanrevaju Durodola. Also within the framework of the show there will be a duel between Maxim Topor and his former coach Albert Karmazyan.
Viewers of REN TV will be able to watch the fight live. The sale of tickets for the tournament has already started, they are available at the Kassir.ru box office and online.
Source: IZ
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