Boxer Kuzmin will replace Papin in the fight with Tetteh on February 28th

Russian boxer Sergey Kuzmin will replace WBA Asia champion Alexey Papin in a fight with WBA Africa and WBA Pan Africa champion Ebenezer Tetteh at the "REN TV Fight Club" tournament. The fight will take place on February 28 in Yoshkar-Ola.

According to promoter Vladimir Khryunov, Papin suffered a torn Achilles, so he will not be able to enter the ring.

"Such are the harsh laws of this life that athletes of high achievements - they expose themselves to superloads," he added.

Khryunov recalled that Kuzmin participated in a consonant fight in the last show, which took place at the Megasport arena in Moscow. According to him, the boxer from St. Petersburg is a favorite of the Leningrad public. The promoter called Kuzmin very distinctive and charismatic.

In addition to Kuzmin and Tetteh in the ice palace "Mari El" Yoshkar-Ola on February 28, Igor Sviridchenkov and Roniel Iglesias will step into the ring, and Sergey Sergeyev will fight in a fight against Jorge Manuel Soto.

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The Cuban fighters recorded a video message to Russians before their bouts on February 7 as part of the REN TV Fight Club tournament. Iglesias addressed his Russian opponent Sviridchenkov and promised that their fight on February 28 would be exciting.