France’s Arsen Gulamiryan retained his WBA world lightweight belt on Saturday night in Le Cannet (Alpes-Maritimes) by defeating Russia’s Alexei Yegorov on points. The decision of the three judges was unanimous in favor of the 35-year-old Gulamiryan (117-111 twice, 116-112), who had not fought in almost three years. His record now stands at 27 wins, including 18 before the line.
At the beginning of the fight, Yegorov was dominant in the face of Gulamiryan, after waiting for three tense years and postponing his fights for various reasons. He arrived at the ring wearing a khaki hat. There was no Russian anthem or flag, but its official rival was not booed by the Cannet public. “I feel good, but I’m not happy because I was tense after three years of rest. But the main thing is to win and I know what I need to work on in the future to find my levelGulamiryan, the only Frenchman in the world boxing zone.
The fight, which was watched by about 4,000 people at the La Palestre, began to turn its advantage in the sixth round when one of his right hooks landed with a slight shock right in the face of the Russian. But the 31-year-old Egorov, who has a great amateur record and is undefeated in the pros before this fight (eleven wins, including seven by stoppage), continued to fight back as the pace increased with Gulamiryan’s momentum. This one started to manage the last two occasions, the result was assured. Yegorov had not fought for a long time either. His last fight, against Czech Vasyl Dukar, was dated March 12, 2020, and he was supposed to face Goulamirian in December 2021 in Yekaterinburg, but the Frenchman contracted Covid-19 a few days ago.
Source: Le Figaro
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