Sosnowski: "Abduraimov has not had time to recover from a tough tournament in Thailand"

Head coach of the Ukrainian national boxing team Dmytro Sosnovsky spoke about the unsuccessful debut of Aider Abduraimov at the Olympic Games 2024.

Yesterday, July 31, Abduraimov lost by unanimous decision of the judges to Javier Ibáñez of Bulgaria.

"Good fight, decent, but now he is worse [Ibanez Diaz] in all phases and episodes of the fight. And there he didn't have time and there he was late. Although in the fight itself he tried, he wanted to [win]. There is something to work on.

It's not even his weight. He fights with weight, I see that he holds everything somewhere. Everything came together at the cup, but here I agree with him that he gained experience and it was a big plus for him. He's a very talented person and a talented boxer.

He was on his way today [to the stadium] and he said he dreamed of the Olympics. Everyone dreams. All of Ukraine's national teams in any sport have come to win medals in such a difficult time, but [Eider] has to be seen as a promising boxer.

It's hard for him. He had a very tough tournament in Thailand in the run-up to the Olympics and didn't have time to recover - there were five fights a day. He is still a young athlete. He doesn't have as much experience as his opponent. Everyone knows that.

As a coach, I think that when we get licenses, we need at least six months to reach the level. In this tournament we also bring the athletes to the peak of form. Aider has fought five bouts and defeated tough opponents. However, the remaining month and two weeks [did not help].

We were coming home from Thailand and starting the training camp for the Olympics on the sixth day. After a month in Thailand. He didn't even have time to recover.

It wasn't even a full three-week training camp because I gave them a week off - it only came out to two weeks. Such little things are not excuses, but it's clear that [it's important]," Sosnovsky said.