A year later, without a week, he returns to the ring. The rival of the 32-year-old Russian will be Alexandru Zhur from Romania. The fight will take place in Kemerovo on September 15. In an interview with SE, Kudryashov spoke about the upcoming fight, champion ambitions and the meeting between Alexander Povetkin and Anthony Joshua.
GETTING READY WITH A NEW COACH
- Congratulations on having a date and an opponent. A month and a half before the fight, where and with whom will you train?
I started preparing back in mid-July with a new coach - Andrei Ivichuk. We have known each other for a long time, I do not feel that I have changed the team. We have a great relationship, so there was no grinding stage. He is a good guy and a competent specialist. He understands what I need now and does not give me exactly this, without some supernatural things. We will prepare in Moscow, and before the battle I will fly to Kemerovo, where the battle will take place.
- What are you planning to work on in particular?
It would be wrong to disclose these details before the fight. We are working on what I am missing in the ring.
- What do you know about your opponent?
This is a Romanian boxer with a good record. We haven't analyzed it in detail yet, now I can say that this is a normal, strong opponent.
- How do you view this fight?
As a professional, every fight is serious and important. I'm not saying that this is a fight for the championship title, that this is the biggest fight of my career, but I take it as seriously as possible. I need to win it.
BOXING IN KEMEROVO PROPOSED BY DROZD
- Why was Kemerovo chosen as the city?
Because one of the organizers is my friend Grigory Drozd (who is now a member of the Commission of the Public Chamber of the Kemerovo Region on health protection, ecology and the development of sports. - Approx. "SE"). He asked if I wanted to box in September in Kemerovo. I said yes and we got started.
A week after your fight, Alexander Povetkin will fight Anthony Joshua. Was there an opportunity to perform on the same show with him?
The fact is that we had planned a fight with Zhur even before Alexander's fight was announced. Therefore, there was not even talk of my opportunity to speak on the undercard.
- What do you expect from Povetkin's fight with Joshua? What are Alexander's chances?
This will be the biggest fight for Alexander in his career. Like all his comrades, I hope to win, but I understand that Joshua is the most difficult opponent. But there is a chance, Anthony is not from another galaxy, he is the same person. If he starts to fight Povetkin in the open, Sasha has a great chance to end everything in his favor. We know how Povetkin will box, and Joshua is always different: sometimes he is careful, and sometimes he is aggressive. How it will turn out - now it is impossible to say. Not many people on the planet will be able to accurately guess the outcome of the battle, but I will, of course, root for Alexander.
I WANT A REVANGE WITH A DRESS
After losing to Durodola, you insisted on revenge with him and played it. Are you interested in revenge with Dorticos and how real is it?
Of course, I have an interest in revenge. But I understand that now it will not be attractive either financially or from any other point of view. This situation may change in the future. I really want revenge and hope that it will take place.
Promoter Vladimir Khryunov said that World Super Series(WBSS) plans to host a cruiserweight tournament again next year. Maxim Vlasov may become one of its participants. Have you heard of such plans?
I have not heard any confirmed information about this, but there are many rumors. I would not speak about it seriously now. Who will boxer? There is Vlasov, there are a few good guys besides those who were in this season, but fights should be attractive to spectators, this is business. Fights are not arranged just like that, they must be profitable, they must participate famous people so I have little faith that there will be a cruiser competition for the second year in a row.
Are you currently setting yourself long-term goals, for example, to become a world champion, or do you prefer to move from fight to fight?
My goal remains the same, I want to become the world champion.
Winner of one of the heaviest punches in the first heavyweight division, he will face the WBA Cuban world champion in the WBSS quarterfinals. And while he prepares for the first time in his career to box abroad, "SE" recalls his five best fights.
KUDRYASHOV VS KOKS
October 26, 2013, Rostov-on-Don
Result: Kudryashov's victory by knockout in the second round
A native of Volgodonsk, with his first appearances in the professional ring, he secured the fame of a knockout master. Opponents, after his hard hits, fell to the floor and did not rush to get up. None of the top ten fights of Kudryashov lasted longer than five rounds, which allowed him to hold fights quite often.
For example, the fight with the Barbadian was for Dmitry the fifth in a year, and at the same time not the last. Cox, nicknamed the Sniper, is Kudryashov's most famous opponent at the time. In April 2012, he already came to Russia, where in the fight for the interim WBA title he was knocked out in the second round.
The second trip across half the globe was not more successful than the first. In the starting three minutes, Kudryashov, who had a noticeable advantage, knocked Cox down. And with every punch he missed, the Barbadian's enthusiasm dwindled. In the second round, Kudryashov pressed him to the ropes and finished off with a blow from the right.
KUDRYASHOV vs GOMES
Per next year Kudryashov got close to the elite of his division. In his track record, in addition to winning several belts of little-known federations, he several times defended the title of champion of the CIS and the Baltic countries according to the WBC version and signed a contract with the promotion company of Andrei Ryabinsky.
His first fight under the auspices of the "World of Boxing" was a meeting with the WBA International title-holder veteran Juan Carlos Gomez- This Cuban is known for holding almost nine rounds against in 2009. But the fight with Kudryashov lasted much less. Already in the 18th second of the battle, Dmitry managed to get a cut between the opponent's gloves. A powerful direct blow sent Gomez to a heavy knockout, and at the same time ended his career.
KUDRYASHOV vs PALASIOS
Six months passed, and Kudryashov went to the first defense of the belt taken from Gomez. This time his opponent was chosen Francisco Palacios is a Puerto Rican who has twice claimed the WBC World Championship Belt in the past. Both fights with the Latin American lost by referee decisions, and in the first one of the referees gave the victory to Palacios. In addition, Francisco has never lost by knockout in his entire career.
Never - until meeting with Kudryashov. This fight lasted more than 18 seconds, but not by much. Palacios began the fight actively, all the time trying to probe the Russian with blows, trying to turn on the speed. But at the end of the first minute, Kudryashov with a "two" - left to the body, left to the head - sent the Puerto Rican to the floor. In terms of the consequences, it really looked like a blow with a sledgehammer. Palacios did not get up from the ring soon and with great difficulty.
KUDRYASHOV vs SILGADO
The victorious march of the Russian Kuvalda was interrupted suddenly - in the fight for the WBC Silver title, in November 2015, he lost to an experienced, but not too titled Nigerian. However, almost everyone in their careers has moments when they need to lose in order to take a step forward later. Kudryashov returned and continued to hand out knockouts to his opponents.
Kudryashov made his second attempt to take the "silver" belt of the WBC at the beginning of last winter. His opponent was well known to Russian boxing fans. Silgado was a contender for the WBA belt in 2012, but he was knocked out by the same Lebedev. And a year and a half later, the Colombian lost by a judicial decision. Against Kudryashov, he lasted less than a round - Dmitry fought aggressively, knocking out the desire to actively resist from his opponent. At the end of one and a half minutes, Silgado was knocked down, and almost immediately after the resumption he missed the left side to the jaw towards the end - and did not get up.
KUDRYASHOV vs DURODOLA
June 3, 2017, Rostov-on-Don
Result: Kudryashov's victory by knockout in the fifth round
After a couple of victories, it was time to take revenge on Durodola. By that time, the Nigerian had already lost the fight by TKO for the title of the official contender for the WBC belt, and also won three rating fights against little-known rivals. Therefore, by the second meeting, the owner of the same WBC Silver title, which in 2015 went to the African, was already Kudryashov.
If in the first fight the Russian may have underestimated his opponent, this time his attitude was the most serious. True, if anyone considered Durodola not a very strong boxer, he was wrong - the Nigerian is also considered a master of knockouts, of which there are even more in his track record than Kudryashov. The fight, which took place with Dmitry's advantage, lasted a little more than four rounds - in the second, after a missed blow, Durodola lost his cap, in the fourth he was knocked down. On the fifth three minutes, he went without any apparent desire, missed a lot. And the referee first counted out another knockdown to Durodole, and then stopped the fight.
Dmitry Kudryashov: I would like to have a revenge with Dorticos
Former WBC title contender on his plans, Super Series and the evening of March 3.Russian first heavyweight boxer Dmitry Kudryashov admitted that he plans to return to the ring in the near future. In addition, he shared his opinion on the past semifinals of the World Boxing Super Series and gave a forecast for the fights of Sergei Kovalev and Dmitry Bivol.
HOPE TO GO TO THE RING IN SPRING
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Dmitry, after your last defeat, nothing was heard about you. Where is your career now? When do you plan to enter the ring?
- Defeats are always unpleasant. They lower you in the ratings and negatively affect your popularity, so I was not seen and heard in recent times... But everything is fine with me. I'm not complaining about anything. Ready for a new stage.
I have already completed two training camps. During this time, I abandoned all matters, including household chores. Many problems have accumulated. Therefore, now we need to solve them.
- Since two camps are behind, you must be in such shape that you are ready to enter the ring even tomorrow?
- No. I will not say that I am in perfect shape, but I try to support her.
- Will we see you in the ring in the spring?
- Hope.
THE FIGHT IN SOCHI WAS COOL
- Passed two semi-finals of the Super Series. Which one did you follow closely?
- I watched both semifinals. They did not take place in one day. Each was interesting in its own way. I know Mairis Briedis... We sparred with him. I also sparred with Murat Gassiev and was in the ring Junier Dorticos... The fight in Sochi was cool. Briedis and Usik also had a great fight. Both are technical boxers and both have shown they can box sharply. In the fight with Murat, Dorticos missed the moment somewhere. Gassiev had great tactics. He hit his opponent in the last rounds. And he put a bold point. It was really cool.
- Why did Briedis not manage to keep pace with Usik?
- Everyone boxes as much as the opponent allows. If there had been another boxer in Usyk's place, Briedis would have looked much better in the second half. But this was not a one-sided battle. Myris was dangerous until the very end. I cannot agree that he passed in the end. It was just that Usyk was better.
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When you met Dorticos, he had no defeats. Now he lost to Gassiev. Have you seen something in Murat's style that can be adopted in order to take revenge on the Cuban?
- I'm not Murat Gassiev. I can only say that by nature I am a revanchist. I would like to fight Dorticos. I lost mine the last battle, he too. Perhaps it could have been arranged.
- How do you the act of Gassiev, which returned the title to Dorticos ?
- To be more precise, he did not return the title, but gave the belt. Murat will make a new belt. But it was great that he was so supportive of the opponent. This speaks of Murata as good man and an athlete who respects opponents.
- Who do you see as the favorite of the Super Series finals?
- I can not to give objective assessment... I'm rooting for Murat. But in terms of style, Usyk Murat is very uncomfortable. He will not stand still, the Usyk is constantly in motion. He will not allow himself to hit tightly.
I DO NOT WAIT FOR AN EASY VICTORY FOR KOVALEV
Within the framework of one evening, the battles will be held by Sergey Kovalev and Dmitry Bivol. Sergey's rival is Igor Mikhalkin, Dmitry's rival is Sullivan Barrera. Will Bivol have a more interesting fight?
- Great fight and great check. In a sense - the first name in Dmitry's piggy bank. But we know that Barrera had a tough fight with Felix Valera... Bivol also fought with Valera and it was a tough fight. Therefore, we can say that the confrontation will be interesting. Two quality boxers. It seems to me that Dima is now on a great rise and I would like to see him as the winner. Plus, we are friends. Therefore, everything is natural here.
Kovalev - Mikhalkin. It is clear that Kovalev is a big name in boxing. Mikhalkin is not so famous in the States, and even here in Russia. He performs in Germany. But he is a good and trained boxer. He also has a good amateur background. If my memory serves me, he has the title of master of sports of international class.
- Means, easy victory Aren't you expecting Kovalev?
- Of course not. But, naturally, Sergei is the favorite. He has a huge baggage of experience and great fights. How Mikhalkin will feel when he enters the ring in the USA is a big question. But it seems to me that Igor is a boxer of such a plan, with whom a fight can become difficult. He is left-handed, avoids exacerbations. Sergey will need to approach the fight very competently tactically.
Dmitry Kudryashov, nicknamed Kuvalda, is used to the fact that meetings with him end with a knockout for opponents. In Russia, he had 22 fights in the professional ring, won 21 victories (all - ahead of schedule). The only flaw in his track record is associated with the first fight with Nigerian Olanrewaju Durodola, for which convincing revenge was taken in June.
To reach the peaks in professional boxing, Kudryashov had to move to a new level and make his debut abroad. The World Boxing Super Series provided an excellent opportunity for career development. In the first heavyweight the organizers managed to collect world champions in almost all versions, so that the winner of the final will become the owner of several belts. Only WBA champion Denis Lebedev refused to participate, but the regular champion of this organization Junier Dorticos from Cuba may well be considered a replacement for the Russian.
In the quarterfinals of the Super Series, Kudryashov had to meet with Dorticos. The Cuban has not entered the ring for almost a year and a half - since he knocked out Frenchman Jouri Kalenga and won his title. The 31-year-old boxer brought the number of his early victories to 20, and taking into account another one awarded by the referees, the total number of them became equal to Kudryashov. Although Dorticos did not suffer a single defeat, the Russian on the eve of their face-to-face meeting in San Antonio was confident of his victory.
“I'm in great shape. All training went well. I'm looking forward to Saturday's fight. I arrived in the USA a month before the fight to get acclimatized. Dorticos is definitely a strong puncher, he has never lost. I am fantastically prepared for this fight, not as if I only found out yesterday that I was fighting Dorticos. I am ready both for battle and for an opponent, "Kudryashov said in a conversation with RT.
True, one circumstance almost knocked down the fighting spirit of the Russian. During the weigh-in ceremony, Kudryashov did not meet the 90.71 kg limit - the extra 300 g was prevented. The organizers of the Super Series gave the boxer two hours to finish, but he returned after 45 minutes. To show the required weight, the athlete had to ... take off his panties. While he stood on the scales, Kudryashov's assistants carefully covered him with a jacket. The ruse helped and it was announced that the fight would take place.
Completed the day before sports career boxer Rakhim Chakhkiev was sure that a difficult fight awaited Kudryashov, in which he first of all would have to defeat himself.
“For Dmitry it will be a tough fight, a tough test. It will not be an easy walk for him, and if he wins, he will accomplish a great feat by overcoming himself. The Cuban is a difficult opponent, so it will be difficult for Dmitry. I agree with Denis Lebedev, who wrote that Dmitry needs to withstand the first rounds, see what the opponent has to offer, draw tactical conclusions. Kudryashov was right when he said that he himself was the main rival for him. Every boxer knows his mistakes and disadvantages, you need to overcome yourself, improve. We believe in him, support him, I will definitely watch the fight. I wish Dmitry victory, ”Chakhkiev told TASS.
Kudryashov and Dorticos began their duel right off the bat. The blows rained down without any preliminary check at a distance. The Cuban immediately showed his main weapon - the accented and quick work of the hands, against which a deaf defense is required. Kudryashov was in no hurry to close and also managed to show his strength. The first round was so fierce that Dorticos could not even finish it in time, the referee had to intervene.
The battle continued in a similar style, but soon Kudryashov began to retreat to the ropes and forgot about counterattacks. He managed to return to the center of the ring, but this did not help to start the fight from scratch. Dorticos delivered two precise side impacts, and the Russian fell. He managed to get up before the judge stopped counting, but the fight was already over. The Cuban defended his interim WBA title.
“I'm upset that I couldn't please the audience with a good fight, but it happens. This is boxing. I missed a beat and it was over. Respect for your opponent! Perhaps he hits not so much hard as accurately, ”Kudryashov explained the defeat.
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The IBF world champion Murat Gassiev will try to take revenge for his compatriot. On October 21, he will meet with Pole Krzysztof Wlodarczyk in Nuark and will try to advance to the Super Series semifinals, where Dorticos has already made his way.
On Wednesday, October 5, in Volgodonsk, Rostov Region, brainstorm for entrepreneurs on the topic "Motivation for the correct achievement of goals." The organizers believe that success in any business depends on the state in which you work. How to set goals, go towards them and achieve them, the conversation will go, as stated in the announcement, "with world-class professional boxer Dmitry Kudryashov."
In Volgodonsk, they respect and support their fellow countryman, who competes in the first heavy weight category, WBC champion of the CIS and Slavic countries, WBC Silver champion, WBA international champion (2014-2015) Dmitry Kudryashov.
But in fairness, it must be said that, having lost another battle in the United States on September 23, the athlete did not achieve his goal.
"Boom - and take it away!"
Let's remind that the Don boxer Dmitry Kudryashov, nicknamed "Russian sledgehammer", was defeated by the Cuban Junier Dorticos (Doctor Knockout) in the second minute of the second round.
"Boom - and take away!", He will say, not without regret sports-Express columnist Andrey Bazdrev, analyzing the picture of the battle, adding: “But Kudryashov was described as the most terrible Russian of those with whom you can fight. His red beard is as delightful to the public as his hard blow. "
It seemed that only the lazy one did not say that the Don boxer would win. But it didn’t happen.
As a result, the Cuban retained the WBA Regular world title and reached the semifinals of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS), and on October 21 he will meet the winner of the fight between Murat Gassiev and Pole Krzysztof Volodarchik.
And in the asset of 31-year-old Dmitry Kudryashov there was one more defeat with 21 knockout wins. In 2015, Kudryashov lost to a Nigerian by technical knockout in the second round in a fight for the vacant WBC Silver belt.
"Our people are wicked"
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"Did he deserve the title fight?"
But are critical fans really wrong? It turned out that the opinion of boxing experts was consonant with their statements.
Known Russian commentator Vladimir Gendlin admitted: he is disappointed with the performance of the Russian and believes that in the battle with the Cuban, the Volgodonian not only did not show superiority in combat thinking, but did not even understand his opponent.
“You had to try to figure out who was in front of you. A smart boxer reads both signals and pre-signals of the opponent. But here it all depends on the combat intelligence. Dorticos is also not God only knows what a sly one, but he realized that everything is so simple here: work more closely ahead of the curve, and everything will be okay, ”says the commentator.
For the sake of objectivity, it should be noted that neither the fans nor the experts had time to see how much it had changed in one and a half rounds. Russian boxer after the first defeat.
He was preparing for a fight in the States, where his trainer was Mexican Manuel Robles. “And his athletes change a lot,” experts say. -There's a lot to pick up. If a person wants, he grows very quickly. "
Despite the potential of the coach, the super series for Dmitry Kudryashov is over. Will he have enough time to prepare for another title fight and have it?
Vladimir Gendlin:“I'm not sure what such a fight is to him ( Kudryashov - approx. ed.) is to be. What did he deserve? ...
"Can't box"
Russian boxer Maxim Vlasov so appreciated the performance of his colleague.
“I respect every boxer who enters the ring and does his job. And there is no schadenfreude, even sorry for Dmitry, in terms of physical damage, but I think. He will recover quickly.
But everyone saw that he had failed. He knows how to hit, but this time he could not. And he does not know how to box, so a more technical boxer won the victory ”.
Judging by the reviews, none of the specialists saw the Russian's plan for the battle. There were developments, the tasks were more to hit the body. They are effective, “but you can't limit yourself to this, you need to know and be able to do more elements, differently, technically. Dmitry does not have this, so this is the result. "
Double Olympic champion Alexey Tishchenko:“Dmitry seems to hard blows did not receive, but for some reason left the opponent's attacks unanswered all the time. Probably, he was not ready for this fight or was not in tune. It seems that I was indifferent to the duel. "
Criticize - offer
Now Dmitry will have to work on his mistakes in order to achieve a new goal.
First of all, experts advise to restore health and psyche. "It's one thing when you blow your score, it's another when you lose a second time and it's so hard."
The second is to gain speed: this time "Hammer" was losing speed with every second, it was much slower than the opponent.
The third is to change either the coach or the manner and feel oneself in space. “He did not understand at all that they had already pressed him to the ropes. It is unforgivable for a person of this caliber to make such mistakes, only a third-rate player can find himself in such a position. "
State Duma deputy, ex-world middleweight boxing champion Dmitry Pirog:
“Dorticos has more dangerous weapons: he is taller, and his arms span is more than meters. Came from amateur boxing, but manages to box at medium and close range. And if Dmitry could neutralize his strong right hand, to do a lot of work with the left hand and not just miss and not even invest in a one-time blow, but to hit through the opponent's hand - the fight pattern would have formed and Dima would have looked better. "