Professional boxer from South Ossetia Marat Kulumbegov has been training intensively in the Crimea (Ukraine) for his rating match in March.
As a coach of the athlete Robert Pliev said IA "Res", "Kulumbegov has been training intensively in the popular Crimean resort Balaklava. The training course is focused on improving the functional training skills of the athlete. February 110 he will fly to Mexico for the month training."
Pliev has specified that while training in Mexico, more attention will be paid to improve the technical and tactical skills, as well as the sparring practice.
"Soon will be considered the proposals which Kulumbegov has received from the managers of some boxers to hold fights with their trainees and will be determined the rivals of the South Ossetian athlete, as well as the exact date and place of the boxing match" - added Pliev.
To date Kulumbegov has already won nine bouts out of ten in professional boxing. In six fights South Ossetian athlete won a victory by knockout.
The last time he had a fight in Hollywood (USA) December 21, 2012. During the match, he scored a fourth round TKO over 34 year old American boxer Billy Bailey.
The boxer is 22 years old. He performs in the super weight class (up to 76.203 kg).
Until 2010 he was trained by the South Ossetian international class master of sports, a coach of the Public-State- Sports Association "Youth of Russia" Robert Pliev.
His first fight in the professional ring Kulumbegov held in March 2011.
Currently, the athlete trains in Kiev, representing the promotional company «Elite Boxing Promotion».
He is trained by the coaches Viktor Sidorenko and Vladimir Khodakovsky.