Olympic champion in Tokyo, Russian fighter Albert Batyrgaziev defeated former contender for the belt of the world champion Venezuelan Franklin Manzanilla. This was reported on December 24 by “Sport-Express”.
Thus, the 23-year-old Russian managed to win the titles of the international champion according to the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the champion of the Eurasian Boxing Parliament (EPB) in the weight category up to 57.15 kg.
In a 10-round duel, which took place in Moscow, Batyrgaziev defeated Manzanilla by technical knockout in the fourth round.
In total, the Russian has five victories, all of them by knockout, and not a single defeat. He is a four-time Russian champion.
33-year-old Manzanilla, losing to Batyrgaziev, suffered the eighth defeat of his career with 20 wins (19 by knockout). In 2019, the Latin American fought for the World Boxing Council (WBC) world title, losing then to Ray Vargas of Mexico.
On December 18, boxer Yevgeny Tishchenko commented on the victory of Maxim Babanin in a duel with Olivier Dauda Mekongo. In his opinion, Babanin in this duel with the Mekongo managed to “break on the spot” his opponent.
Source: IZ
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