Unbroken American Avenue Gary Antoine Russell and former world champion Viktor Postol on the eve of their 10-round fight in Las Vegas, they went through the official weigh-in procedure. Both opponents met the super lightweight limit without any problems. Russell showed a mark of 139.4 pounds (63.2 kg), Postol - 140.6 pounds (63.7 kg).
Middleweight Jimmy Kilrain Kelly (26-2, 10 KOs) scored a sensational majority victory over the previously undefeated 20 to 1 favorite and No. 8 WBO rating Rope "QazaQ" Islam (28-1, 22 KOs) in the Friday night main event at the Whitesands Arena in Plant City, Florida.
Former World Heavyweight Champion Tony Belew reacted to the actions of Russian troops in Ukraine.
Olympic boxing champion Estelle Mossely, who has Ukrainian roots, commented on the large-scale invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine.
The most popular and authoritative journalist in the world of mixed martial arts, editor of MMA Fighting and host of The MMA Hour show Ariel Helwani expressed support for Ukrainians in connection with the Russian attack on their country.
Former World Super Lightweight Champion Viktor Postol, who will face the unbeaten American prospect next Saturday Gary Antoine Russell commented on the situation with the Russian invasion of his native country and how difficult it is for him to tune in to a duel away from his wife and children.
Polish promoter Andrzej Wasilewski wrote on Twitter that he is ready to help Ukrainian athletes who find themselves in a difficult situation after the Russian attack on their homeland.
Undefeated participant in the 2016 Olympic Games as part of the US team Gary Antoine Russell and former world champion Viktor Postol took part in the final press conference before their fight on the upcoming weekend of February 26 in Las Vegas. Russell and Postol will fight a 10-round super lightweight bout on the Chris Colbert vs. Hector Luis Garcia featherweight undercard.
WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas (27-4, 12 KOs) expressed his opinion on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Matchroom Boxing and Wasserman win promotional bid to host final IBF heavyweight title eliminator between Filip Hrgovic (14-0, 12 KOs) and Zhang Zhilei (23-0-1, 18 KOs). The fight should take place in the spring in the USA.
