Latvian boxer Richard Bolotnik On Wednesday, in the final of the tournament “Golden Contract” organized by the MTK Global studio in Wakefield, the German representative Serge Michel was beaten in the semi-heavyweight.
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Winning the Golden Contract tournament guarantees Bolotnik a two-year contract with the promoter company MTK Global, which will provide him with at least five fights. He also earned a cash prize. He also defended his WBO European Championship in semi-heavyweight in this fight.
The first round in the performance of both boxers was similar, but already in the second round Bolotnik worked with the advantage, controlling the center of the ring. Subsequently, both boxers often made blows, mostly bumping into the block, while in the fourth round, the Latvian crossed his opponent’s nose. However, a moment later Michel also stood out with a good shot. At the end of the round, his opponent thoroughly stunned his opponent, which allowed him to make several more accurate blows.
In the middle of the fight, in the fifth round, Michel was still running slowly. Bolotnik used it, and after a strong blow in the corner of the ring, Judge Michel reported. The German representative was able to continue the fight. The Latvian boxer continued to push the opponent into the ring ropes, but in the seventh round he again managed good combinations and hits the opponent. Michel started the eighth round more successfully, but in the end the fight returned to the previous tracks.
In the penultimate three minutes, Bolotnik was close to killing his opponent again, Michel was stunned after a combination of shots, but was able to keep his feet on the last forces. The German representative had to be knocked out in the last round of the fight to win, but Bolotnik continued to dominate. 15 seconds before the end of the fight, Michel’s coach stopped the fight, allowing the Latvian to win.
During his career, 30-year-old Bolotnik won 18 of 24 fights. He has not suffered any losses since he moved to the semi-heavy weight category. Meanwhile, 32-year-old Michel, who is called a “Bavarian sniper”, has climbed the ring 13 times during his professional career, winning 11 victories, eight of them with a knockout.
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