In Samara on Thursday, December 16, a weigh-in ceremony took place before the “Storm on the Volga” tournament. Russian athlete Edgar Ghukasyan and Argentinian Ricardo Viyalba held a “battle of views”.
Both rivals looked very tensely into each other’s eyes, the “duel” lasted almost a minute. According to eyewitnesses, the Russian “pierced” the Argentinean with his gaze, writes REN TV.
This fight is one of the most anticipated among the spectators at the tournament. In the first fight, Ghukasyan was defeated due to the scandalous stoppage of the fight and lost the belt of the WBA Asia champion.
Also at the weigh-in met Maxim Babanin and Cameroonian Olivier Daud Mekongo.
Timur Slashchinin and Tyson Dijon also had an aggressive “battle of views”, after which the athletes shook hands.
On December 15, Viyalba said that he did not doubt his triumph in the fight with Ghukasyan. The Russian stressed that he would do everything in his power to win. Everything helps in the fight, including the daily work in training, he added.
The professional boxing evening will be held in Samara on December 17 in the sports and concert complex “Palace of Sports”. The event will be broadcasted by the REN TV channel.
Source: IZ
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