Ex- world champion in first heavyweight title, 26-year-old Russian Murat Gassiev will hold his debut heavyweight title fight on February 29 in Frisco, USA at Matchroom Boxing's big boxing evening, which on Monday officially announced his entry into the ring, according to allboxing. ru. Murat Gassiev will interrupt his one and a half year lay-off, due to shoulder injuries, in a ten-round duel against 31-year-old American Jerry Foster.
“I am very pleased to finally be able to make a heavyweight debut,” said Gassiev. - The long downtime was disappointing, but now I am ready to enter the ring and I want to make up for lost time. By the time of my fight in Frisco there will be almost 600 days since I did not enter the ring, and during this time a lot has happened in the heavyweight division. I know that I can become the world heavyweight champion, but I need to show the whole division that I am a serious threat, and this work will begin on February 29. "
