From the depths of the Zaire jungle to a small town in Montana whose audacious hosting left it on the brink of bankruptcy, the world heavyweight title thought it had seen it all.
But the so-called 'richest prize in sport' will break new and controversial ground on Sunday when Ruslan Chagaev and Fres Oquendo fight for the WBA belt in the Chechen capital of Grozny.
The event is the brainchild of Chagaev's manager Timur Du****ev and Chechnya's pro-Moscow president Ramzan Kadyrov, who himself claims to be a former keen amateur boxer.
"This will be the biggest boxing show in the world," insists Du****ev, who will fly in Hall of Fame ring announcer Michael Buffer for the occasion and has swathed the city in 80-foot high posters of the combatants.
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But the so-called 'richest prize in sport' will break new and controversial ground on Sunday when Ruslan Chagaev and Fres Oquendo fight for the WBA belt in the Chechen capital of Grozny.
The event is the brainchild of Chagaev's manager Timur Du****ev and Chechnya's pro-Moscow president Ramzan Kadyrov, who himself claims to be a former keen amateur boxer.
"This will be the biggest boxing show in the world," insists Du****ev, who will fly in Hall of Fame ring announcer Michael Buffer for the occasion and has swathed the city in 80-foot high posters of the combatants.
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