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Klitschko-Ibragimov Moscow Presser!
November 27, 2007
Two champions met in the Russian capital to announce the first heavyweight unification of the new millennium. Right from the start, the press conference, which has been held yesterday in Crocus Expo Hall, Moscow, let everybody see the whole meaning of the coming event – for the first time in context of such an incredibly important event it took place in Russia, where the boxing industry is gaining momentum amazingly fast. Not the last role in the process being played by two of the greatest athletes, coming from the post-Soviet space, both holding prestigious belts in boxing’s glamour division – 32-year-old WBO titlist Sultan Ibragimov (22-0-1, 17 KOs) and the IBF king Wladimir Klitschko, 49-3, with 44 KOs, a year his younger.
Both sportsmen seemed to be really glad and proud of the fact that the affair of such a big caliber starts around their compatriots, mass media and press conference guests, who although were a bit quite and shy in sense of asking questions from the start. It was seen on Klitschko’s face, how surprised he was by this reaction of audience in the hall. Having done a long way to Moscow, the champion from Ukraine clearly expected more red-hot atmosphere and even seemed to be a bit upset. But finally, after first usual questions, the march turned out to be smooth and fascinating since there was a great enthusiasm coming from both athletes and their promoters. And the words, which were so expected, had sounded: at the 24th of February 2008, 6 a.m. at Moscow time (which will be late in the evening of the 23rd of Feb. overseas), all Russian admirers of the Sweet Science will witness one of the most fantastic event ever taken place in the history of boxing, since the translation will be provided by one of Russian TV channels.
(copied and continued at http://www.*********.com/sukachev51a.htm)
November 27, 2007
Two champions met in the Russian capital to announce the first heavyweight unification of the new millennium. Right from the start, the press conference, which has been held yesterday in Crocus Expo Hall, Moscow, let everybody see the whole meaning of the coming event – for the first time in context of such an incredibly important event it took place in Russia, where the boxing industry is gaining momentum amazingly fast. Not the last role in the process being played by two of the greatest athletes, coming from the post-Soviet space, both holding prestigious belts in boxing’s glamour division – 32-year-old WBO titlist Sultan Ibragimov (22-0-1, 17 KOs) and the IBF king Wladimir Klitschko, 49-3, with 44 KOs, a year his younger.
Both sportsmen seemed to be really glad and proud of the fact that the affair of such a big caliber starts around their compatriots, mass media and press conference guests, who although were a bit quite and shy in sense of asking questions from the start. It was seen on Klitschko’s face, how surprised he was by this reaction of audience in the hall. Having done a long way to Moscow, the champion from Ukraine clearly expected more red-hot atmosphere and even seemed to be a bit upset. But finally, after first usual questions, the march turned out to be smooth and fascinating since there was a great enthusiasm coming from both athletes and their promoters. And the words, which were so expected, had sounded: at the 24th of February 2008, 6 a.m. at Moscow time (which will be late in the evening of the 23rd of Feb. overseas), all Russian admirers of the Sweet Science will witness one of the most fantastic event ever taken place in the history of boxing, since the translation will be provided by one of Russian TV channels.
(copied and continued at http://www.*********.com/sukachev51a.htm)
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