Kudryashov about the fight Gassiev against Welch: Murat will return to its former course

The fight against American Carluz Welch will bring Murat Gassiev back on track and allow him to start moving up in the heavyweight division. This opinion was expressed by boxer Dmitry Kudryashov.

On August 26, Gassiev will perform at the Battle of the Kalemegdan Fortress tournament in Serbia, this fight will be shown live on the TV channel .

Kudryashov noted that Murat is a high-level fighter, an ex-world champion in two versions and is one of the world boxing elite.

“There was a long downtime. And people like Welch are guys who can get Murat back on track. Now Murat needs this fight to feel himself, to get in shape and get on the right track. As Murat himself says, now everything the injuries are over, everything is in order with health, so you need to start gradually. Welch is just the right option, “ Kudryashov said.

He stressed that Gassiev is quite young and he has every chance to demonstrate the result, the main thing is to avoid injuries.

28-year-old Murat Gassiev is a former IBF (2016-2018) and WBA (2018) world heavyweight champion. On his account there are 30 fights, in 21 of which he won by knockout. His opponent, 42-year-old Welch, has 24 fights in his piggy bank, of which 19 wins by knockout.

August 26 audience will see another live broadcast – from Yekaterinburg, where the RCC 12 tournament will take place. The main fight of this evening will be the fight of Alexander Shlemenko against the Serbian fighter Alexander Ilic, nicknamed the Joker.