Russian fighter Maxim “Ax” Shcherbakov quoted a poem by English poet William Ernst Henley before a fistfight with his former trainer Albert Karmazyan.
“From under the cover of darkness of night,
From the black pit of terrible torment
I thank all the gods
For my unconquered spirit,” Ax recited.
Earlier that day, Shcherbakov and his opponent went through the weigh-in procedure. Before the fight, the athlete weighs 109.5 kg, and his former coach weighs 89.5 kg. In addition, the fighters held a traditional duel of views. During the entire ceremony, the opponents did not say a word to each other.
The fight between Shcherbakov and Karmazyan will take place on February 25 as part of the REN TV Fight Club. Super Series. It is expected that it will be the final point in the conflict that broke out on January 28 after the “Boxing Evening” tournament. Then Ax lost the fight to Maxim Novoselov, and in the locker room he quarreled with the assistant organizers and Karmazyan. The skirmish turned into a fight, as a result of which Shcherbakov received a concussion and a broken nose.
After the fight, the boxer said that he did not want to have any more business with Karmazyan, as he attacked him in front of his wife and friends. Ax stressed that he started getting beat up after concussion in the ring when he wasn’t expecting.
Then information spread on the Web that Ax decided to write a statement to the police against his ex-coach. Later, the athlete challenged Karmazyan to a fight. The Ax proposed to fight on his fists, since in this case “it’s definitely impossible to hit on the sly.” Ex-coach Shcherbakov accepted the challenge on February 10. Later, he said that he would easily defeat his opponent.
REN TV viewers 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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