19
September
2012
Russian Boxer Alexander Bakhtin Defends World Champion Title in Fight with Filipino Raleigh Gasquet in Varshavka SKY
On 18 September, the Baikal Fight – an IBO boxing tournament –
took place in the Moscow Center of Martial Arts in the “Varshavka
SKY” center. Russia’s Alexander Bakhtin confirmed his title
of the best boxer in junior featherweight (to 55.3 kg).
METROPOL Group of Companies was the organizer of the fight.
Alexander Bakhtin kept the advantage throughout all 12 rounds of
the fight. At the end of the fight the referees declared a
unanimous victory of the Russian national with a score of: 118:111,
119:110, 118:110.
The Baikal Fight was the thirtieth success of the 30 year old
Alexander Bakhtin, who has not had a single defeat (11 of his
fights ended with a knockout). Russian boxer had been prepared for
the fight under the guidance of coach Alexander Zimin — winner of
the “Golden Ring” and the best coach in the past 20 years,
according to the Professional Boxing Federation of Russia.
The 23 year old Philippine boxer Raleigh Gasquet has 22
professional ring fights, with 19 wins (5 knockouts). The defeat of
the Baikal Fight was the third in his career.
The famous American Referee Steve Smuger was the chief referee of
the fight for the world champion title according to IBO. Within the
Baikal Fight show in Irkutsk, the Igor Mikhalkin vs. Joey Vegas
fight for the silver in the WBC was also organized. The tournament
was also attended by the current European champion Denis Shafikov
and Eduard Troyanovsky.
At the initiative of the Baikal Fight organizers, all proceeds
from ticket sales will be donated to the Fund for Protection of
Lake Baikal and will be used for the landscaping of the lake shore
and cleaning its banks.
During the show, another significant and long-awaited event has
taken place – in between rounds, Deputy Chairman of the Government
of the Republic of Buryatia, Anatoly Lekhatinov announced that one
of the streets of the capital of Buryatia, Ulan-Ude, will be named
after great countryman, athlete boxer, and the first Olympic
champion of the USSR in boxing V.K. Safronov. Vladimir
Konstantinovich Safronov made the history of the national sport as
a boxer, who won the first Olympic gold medal in 1956 in
Melbourne.
Victory of Alexander Bakhtin
A. Bakhtin, coach A. Zimin, promoter V. Khryunov
Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic of
Buryatia, A. Lekhatinov announces that one of the streets of
Ulan-Ude will be named after V. Safronov
