Russian amateur boxing experiences one of the bigger scandals in its recent history, as a two-time Russian amateur champion and 2019 WC quarterfinalist Georgiy Kushitashvili has been charged with two cases of aggravated criminal offense, which jeopardizes not only his future career but also his future as a whole if convicted.
Just two vivid flashes can define an image for a number of years if not for a whole life. Memory #1. Moscow. July 2006. “How in the world – oh, the Almighty! – can I get back to work after this!” – was pronounced characteristically softly, like most men from the Middle East used to speak Russian, but with a pinch of bitterness.
By Alexey Sukachev - No neighbors – relatives to be honest – were as close to each other as Russia and Ukraine, top remnants of the Eastern European global superpower named the Soviet Union. However, their history – mutual for four centuries and joint for almost seven hundred years before that – is much older and richer than anyone can imagine...
Wishing to put forward an exclamation mark to all those, doubting in the stature of local amateur boxing system, Russian Boxing Federation (the same sanctioning body which runs prizefighting in Russia) achieved a unique feat in staging back-to-back amateur world championships – both amongst males and females – within the same country.
The coming Thursday will mark the next return of professional boxing to Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic and one of the hotbeds of martial arts in Russia. Staged by Akhmat Promotion Company at the Uvais Akhtaev Sports Palace is a huge fight card, which will see the best of local boxing against top intrinsic and international opposition, which includes a former world champion among others.
According to the Russian Boxing Federation, they plan to a lawsuit with respect to the tragic death of junior welterweight Maxim Dadashev, who last week passed away from injuries that he suffered in an IBF world title eliminator against Subriel Matias. He took a lot of punishment, with his trainer finally stopping the fight at the end of the eleventh round.
The entire boxing world is still in shock after the news broke on Tuesday morning that Maxim Dadashev passed away four days after suffering a brain injury in a fight where his trainer Buddy McGirt pleaded with him to stop because of the number of punches he was taking in the fight.
Ekaterinburg, the biggest city of the Ural region of Russia, is a point where boxing powers unite – at least for about a week – as part of the Global Boxing Forum, a specific event to unite efforts in search for order and stability in the sport (both amateur and professional). The entire event is organized by the Russian Boxing Federation, which has undergone some drastic changes over the last couple of years.
World of Boxing, one of the premier international boxing promoters and based in Moscow, Russia is marching into the United States on Saturday, March 9, 2019 with two of its top charges, WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Dmitry Bivol, (15-0, 11 KOs), and Undefeated Heavyweight Contender Sergey Kuzmin, (14-0, 11 KOs), featured in bouts from the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, N.Y. and broadcast on the streaming service DAZN.
Eastern Europe fight scene had some time this past weekend with no less than five locally notable club shows being staged in Russia (two), Ukraine (two) and Poland (one), with several more fighters from Uzbekistan making waves in the Far East.