Sergey Kuzmin: record, next fight and profile →
Both men had been out of the ring for some time, but you wouldn't have known that by the battle these two Russian heavyweights waged Monday in St. Petersburg.
The Big Uzbek is back in the Big Russia as Bakhodir Jalolov seeks his 16th win as a professional.
Heavyweights Sergey Kuzmin and Murad Khalidov will fight in Saint Petersburg, Russia on October 6.
Several boxing events took place in June and July in Russia, some featuring formerly (and/or) presently world-rated fighters. Here’s the summary of the most notable past events and some announcements.
In a shocker, Maxim Vlasov, a two-time world title challenger, who had never ever been stopped before, was both stopped and announced his very unexpected retirement after the shocking upset loss to quite unheralded compatriot Dilmurod Satybaldiev on May 27 in Omsk.
Moscow, Russia - Brazilian heavyweight import Igor Adiel Macedo da Silva was just two seconds away from going the ten round distance with comebacking Russian heavyweight Sergey Kuzmin, when a big right hand dropped him down for the count, in a fight he was losing regardless.
Former heavyweight contender and ex-European amateur champion Sergey Kuzmin (15-2, 11 KOs) looks to come back to the winning column after two consecutive losses, when he returns on November 5 at the WOW Arena in Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Russia.
Earlier this month at the SSE Arena at Wembley, there was a battle of heavyweight contenders, with Martin Bakole (16-1, 12 KOs) winning a ten round unanimous decision over Sergey Kuzmin (15-1, 11 KOs). The scores were 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94.
SSE Arena, Wembley, London - Martin Bakole outpointed Russia's former amateur standout Sergey Kuzmin to land the vacant WBC International Heavyweight Title. The Congolese fighter, who is based in Scotland with trainer Billy Nelson, neutralised Kuzmin's aggression with his accurate jab as he earned a unanimous decision with scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94.
SSE Arena,Wembley - Martin Bakole and Sergey Kuzmin went to war for one round before they decided they didn’t fancy that much as Bakole outboxed the Russian to secure a unanimous ten-round points decision.