Arslanbek Machmudov, nicknamed the Russian king of knockout, was the favorite. Few assumed that the declining career would win the fight at the gala in Montreal. However, many believed, and maybe even expected that the 42-year-old Pole would be the first fighter who would not be knocked down by Machmudov, 32. The more so because Wach was not on them throughout his professional career. Until the gala in Montreal …
– It was a sad sight – said Piotr Jagiełło who commented on the gala on TVP Sport. “Wach for the first time in his many years of skateboarding career,” he reminded. – It was evident that Makhmudov had problems, and it was serious that he was breathing hard. But when he is allowed to do what he does best, then he is really dangerous – added the co-commenting Janusz Pindera.
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It was after the fight, Wach was sitting in the corner. He looked tired too. But he did not give up this duel completely without a fight. In the third round, Machmudow’s right straight only infuriated him. “Whoever was asleep woke up quickly then” – relates the fight, which emphasizes that it was evident that in the fourth round, Makhmudov gained respect for Wach, but was still very confident in his abilities.
Wach was on the boards for the first time in his career
Makmudov wanted an open fight and he got one – especially in the third and fourth rounds. But then it was five o’clock, when Wach was not so active anymore. The Russian then hit him with a right hook in the temple and covered him with a hail of blows until the gong chime. It was the beginning of the end of Wacha, because in the sixth round the Russian finished the destruction – he hit his jaw with a right hook and before the Pole fell on the boards for the first time in his career, he improved with four sickles on the right hand.
Wach stood up quickly, but he was badly hurt and the referee prevented him from continuing the fight. It was the eighth failure in his career.
Source: Sport
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