“Ilich was lucky”: Gadzhi Avtomat called the defeat of Shlemenko very offensive

Russian professional fighter Gadzhi Navruzov called the main reason for the “hurtful and unfortunate” defeat of Alexander Shlemenko the underestimation of his opponent – Thai boxer from Serbia Alexander Ilich. The latter, according to Avtomat, was simply lucky.

“Ilich was just lucky that he hit with a knee. A very insulting and unfortunate defeat. I think Alexander will draw conclusions and come to the next fights in even better shape,” – expressed the hope of the athlete.

Navruzov noted that if the referee had not stopped the fight, it could have developed according to two scenarios. Moreover, it is equally dangerous for both fighters.

“If the referee had given more time, Shlemenko could have gotten up and missed even more punches. But before, Alexander got up and returned to the fight many times. – And now, too, was a great opportunity. It’s a tough situation here.” Gadzhi Avtomat concluded.

Before the opening of the RCC 12 tournament in Yekaterinburg, Navruzov shared what he expects from Shlemenko to beat Ilic tightly and maximize domination in the fight. The athlete assumed that Shlemenko would “drop” the Serb or seriously injure him.

Recall that the Russian MMA fighter Alexander Shlemenko lost to Alexander Ilic in the first round. At the 20th second, the Serb knocked out the opponent with a knee to the face. Later, the Russian said that he did not understand the referee’s decision to stop the fight.

Many athletes considered Shlemenko the favorite. For example, MMA fighter Islam Karimov expected a knockout from Shlemenko. Fairly upset by the defeat of the Russian and professional mixed style fighter Magomed Ismailov.

There were also those who predicted a difficult fight for Shlemenko. In particular, the Russian boxer Grigory Drozd noted that Ilich is a serious opponent, and the head of the AMC Fight Nights, Kamil Gadzhiev, did not agree with the opinion that Ilich would be an “easy walk” for the Russian.