The final fight of the Super Series between the world champion WBC and WBO heavyweight champion Alexander Usik and the Russian holder of the belts of the IBF and WBA Murat Gassiyev will be held July 21 in Moscow. This was announced by the president of the Russian Boxing Federation Umar Kremlev, Xsport reports.. ua.
He stressed that the opponent of Gassiev (25-0, 19 KO's) will definitely become Ukrainian Alexander Usik (14-0, 11 KOs), and not some other boxer, about which there were rumors.
The duel will take place on the main open arena of Moscow - sports complex Olympic.
The battle of Usik-Gassiev was to be held on May 11 in Saudi Arabia, but was postponed because of a Ukrainian trauma. Earlier, Usik categorically did not want to speak in Russia, but recently changed his mind and said that he was "ready to fight even in Antarctica".