Eduard Bazrov, Shavkat Rakhmonov's trainer, commented on who could become his ward's next opponent.
"Now they are looking for a replacement and the best option for Shavkat. We definitely need to make the fight. Let's see, there are several options, and whichever one is better, that's the one we'll choose. At this level there is no difference who to meet. It's just that we were preparing for Belal - that's the problem. In general, there is no difference in who to face. There is Edwards, Usman, Maddalena.