Manager Egis Klimas called the fight of Vasily Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) against Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) the best of 2017, and also explained what awaits Alexander Gvozdik (14-0, 12 KO's) after Marcus Brown (20-0, 15 KOs) withdrawal from entering the ring against the Ukrainian.
"I think that the fight Kovalev vs Shabransky will be good. Ukrainian is not some kind of a clown. He goes into the ring in order to fight. He has a punch.
Gvozdik? WBC appointed Gvozdik fight against Brown for the place of mandatory challenger for the belt. Brown refused to fight. Is he afraid of Alexander? I do not see any more reasons why Brown don’t want to go into the ring. We are ready to fight. I think WBC will continue to promote Gvozdik in the right direction, because if they took it, they will continue to do so. He deserves to be at a high level.
Why were Lomachenko vs Rigondeaux tickets sold so quickly? It's just the biggest fight of the year,” said Klimas.
