Boxer Johnson showed his preparation for the fight with sambo wrestler Minakov
Russian boxer Kevin Johnson is undergoing a young fighter's course and preparing for his fight with four-time world sambo champion Vitaly Minakov, which will be held as part of the gala show "REN TV Fight Club. Super Series." The boxer showed Izvestia correspondent how he prepares for the fight.
Johnson has recently entered the military register and is already taking a course of a young fighter. The mood is serious, the boxer is waiting for the most difficult test.
"It's a real training, I really enjoyed it. This is a place for a real man, a place where character is shown. It's a place for me, a place for a real man, the way I feel I am," Johnson said.
According to correspondent Eric Galyautdinov, the Russian boxer himself taught several lessons in striking technique to the special forces fighters. He also showed a complex of passing an assault obstacle course, which a perfectly trained Special Forces fighter passes in three minutes. It is noted that such a complex includes more than ten exercises of varying degrees of difficulty.
"Kevin showed himself a real fighter, charged to overcome difficulties, and our motto: "Defeat yourself - become invincible", he managed to do it today, he defeated himself," - said the commander of the special forces unit "Saturn" of the State Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service in Moscow Boris Nikolaev.
In the consonant fight of the tournament will meet the American giant, mixed style fighter Greg Hardy and the current challenger for the title of world champion under version WBC Alexey Papin. The Russian's opponent is almost 2 meters tall and weighs 120 kg. However, despite all the formidability of his opponent, Papin said, the big cupboard falls loudly, and advised the American to be more modest.
"We are waiting for you in Russia, when you come here, do not say a lot, because we have for words is accepted to be responsible, well, and keep your hands higher," - said Papin.
Hardy, on the other hand, has already made a number of harsh statements. Including gave his prediction for the upcoming fight.
"It's going to happen, we're going to meet in the middle and we're going to throw punches until somebody falls, and I think he's, I think he's going to fall in the third round. So I'm looking forward to seeing him in the center of the ring," noted American mixed martial arts boxer Greg Hardy.
Earlier, on December 1, Johnson said that his bout with Minakov will be like a battle between a fighter jet and a tank. The boxer called his future opponent a war machine. Johnson also compared the upcoming fight to a chess game, emphasizing the importance of strategy, strength, speed, coordination and reaction.
Before that, on November 29, Russian boxer Grigory Drozd said that the fight will be difficult for Minakov and he is confident in Johnson's victory. According to the athlete, Minakov is famous for his knockout punch, but for Johnson, who once fought for a world title, this fight may turn out to be an ordinary "walkover".
A massive boxing tournament as part of the gala show "REN TV Fight Club. Superseries" will be held on December 13 in the sports complex "Megasport". The main event of the evening will be a duel between MMA fighter Vitaly Minakov and boxer Kevin Johnson. Alexei Papin and American fighter Greg Hardy will meet in a consensual fight. Also European champion, 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.
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