Ukrainian half-lane Matvey Razhba (2-0, 1 KO) successfully began performance at the World Cup 2025 in Liverpool. 22-year-old Kharkiv, who competes in the weight category up to 80 kg, confidently defeated the German Ben Ais, stopping him in the second round.

For Razba, this was an important step forward at the largest world tournament. In a duel, he showed the usual fighting character and complete dedication, which allowed the meeting to be completed ahead of schedule.

The next rival of the Ukrainian is Kazakh Nurbek Oralbay. It was he who in the final of the 2024 Olympics in Paris met with Alexander Hizhnyak, losing to the Ukrainian by a separate decision.

Razhba - Oralbay will take place on September 7 at 15:00 Kyiv time.

Matvey Razhba is a Kharkov boxer who has been playing sports since childhood. At first he was engaged in the fight against the age of five, and from ten he moved to boxing under the leadership of Sergei Vagnikov and later Bogdan Danilenko. Already in 2019, Matviy won the "

September 23, 2023 Razhba made his debut in professional boxing. According to the results of four rounds, he defeated Ukrainian Nikolai Laktionov (0-1, 0 KO) in the Dnieper unanimous decision of the judges.