Kalinin called Minakov the favorite in the fight with Johnson

MMA fighter Vitaly Minakov is the favorite in the fight against Kevin Johnson, which will be held as part of the gala show "REN TV Fight Club. Super Series" on December 13. This prediction was made on November 25 by mixed martial arts fighter Sergey Kalinin.

"Johnson beat Datsik by judges' decision. Quite good boxing, there is still in him still the powder of a professional boxer," - he said.

According to Kalinin, Minakov will bet on non-standard punches, as he has long performed in MMA. The athlete also added that Minakov is an experienced fighter, so he is the favorite in the fight.

The boxing tournament will be held in Moscow in the palace "Megasport". The MMA fighter's fight with Johnson will be the main event of the evening. Boxer Alexei Papin and American fighter Greg Hardy will meet in a consensual bout. Also European champion and two-time Russian boxing champion Sergey Kuzmin and professional boxer Murad Khalidov will enter the ring.

The live broadcast of the event will start on REN TV at 23:30. Tickets for the tournament can be purchased at the link.

On November 23, pop-MMA fighter Artem Tarasov expressed his opinion that Minakov will win the fight with boxer Kevin Johnson. According to him, despite the fact that in March Minakov and defeated the British Oli Thompson by unanimous decision of the judges, some rounds for the Russian was nervous.