Russian fighter Papin promised not to miss the chance to knock out American Hardy

Russian boxer, absolute world kickboxing champion Alexei Papin promised not to miss the chance to knock out American mixed style fighter Greg Hardy at the tournament as part of the gala show "REN TV Fight Club. Super Series. Vitaly Minakov vs Kevin Johnson." He said this on December 9 at a press conference at the Izvestia IEC.

"You know, as I always say that I never tune for a knockout, I tune for the whole distance of the fight. But if I get the opportunity to knock out my opponent, I will not miss this opportunity," Papin said.

Earlier on December 29, Hardy said his opponent would fall in the third round of the fight with him. He described himself as a striker, talking about having a blue belt in jiu-jitsu and his wrestling skills. Hardy emphasized what he thinks of his opponent and called Papin a good fighter, noting his excellent record.

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 bout between MMA fighter Vitaly Minakov and boxer Kevin Johnson. Papin and American fighter 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.