Boxer Sergeev called him an experienced opponent after the fight with Soto.

Russian fighter Sergey Sergeev told Izvestia about his impressions of the fight with Cuban Jorge Manuel Soto at the REN TV Fight Club tournament.

According to the athlete, he knew that the fight with the Cuban boxer would be difficult. The Russian said that Soto is "an experienced guy." He also canceled a good exchange of blows with his opponent during the fight.

"It was hard. <...>I was flirting a little. In the plan, I wanted to cut myself. <..."The exchange was good and it was clear that I had shaken him up a little for a couple of moments, it was just felt," said the Russian fighter.

Sergeyev also thanked Mari El for the warm welcome. In addition, he expressed a desire to communicate with his opponent in Spanish, and also called Cuba a brotherly country.

"It was clear that the guy respected me, and I respected him. Cuba is our brotherly country. Everyone was treated with respect. They hit me in the face and shook my hands," the athlete concluded.

The Tette pistol: what the Ghanaian will show on REN TV's Fight Club

The African heavyweight is greeted by Sergey Kuzmin, who has been released on short notice.

On the evening of February 28 at the Mari El Ice Palace in Yoshkar-Ola, as part of the REN TV Fight Club tournament, Russian fighter Sergey Sergeev in his first fight defeated Cuban Jorge Manuel Soto.

According to the results of the tournament, Russian boxer, European champion Sergey Kuzmin in the main fight defeated WBA Africa and WBA Pan Africa titleholder Ebenezer Tette from Ghana. At the same time, the bronze medalist of the Russian Championship Igor Sviridchenkov defeated two-time Olympic champion, Cuban Roniel Iglesias in the title fight of the tournament.