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The athletes from South Ossetia will take part in the XVII International Boxing Tournament dedicated to the memory of the first President of the Chechen Republic, Hero of Russia Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov.

The event will be holding from September 8 to 14 in the Chechen Republic, the press service of the Committee on Youth Policy and Sports reports.

“Alexander Tibilov and Dmitry Bagaev will take part in the tournament,” the press service has clarified.

The competition will bring together the strongest boxers from different regions and countries.

Boxer Murat Gassiev defeated American heavyweight Jeremy Milton, known for his size (height 193 cm, arm span 203 cm). The fight as part of the evening of professional boxing took place at the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort in Miami (USA).

Gassiev performed a technical knockout. His opponent refused to continue the fight after the sixth round. Milton's doctor did not allow him to enter the ring.

Former WBA and IBF heavyweight champion Murat Gassiev has undergone a media weigh-in before his fight with American Jeremy Milton. This was reported on the North Ossetia Boxing Federation Telegram channel.

"As a result of the weigh-in, Murat Gassiev weighed 106.5 kg, while his opponent Jeremy Milion weighed 109.3 kg," the report says.

The fight will take place on the night from Saturday to Sunday, August 23 to 24, in Miami. The 10-round fight between Gassiev and Milton will be the main event of the boxing evening "IBA Night of Champions".

South Ossetian weightlifter Alexander Bagaev won silver at the European Championship, the press service of the Republic's Sports Committee reports.

The tournament was held in Madrid. Alexander Bagaev competed in the 94 kg weight class.

"Alexander has demonstrated outstanding form: he lifted 146 kg in the snatch, 184 kg in the clean and jerk, setting a new European record and winning a silver medal - he lost to the current world champion in the final," the press service has noted.

Earlier, Bagaev has also won bronze at the World Youth Championship in Peru.

The famous Ossetian boxer Murat Gassiev will meet Pole Andrzej Wawrzyk in Miami in August in his next fight. This was reported to Match TV by Secretary General of the European Boxing Confederation (EUBC), a promoter Kirill Shchekutyev.

"Murat Gassiev's next fight will take place on August 23 in Miami. His opponent will be Pole Andrzej Wawrzyk. The fight will be scheduled for 10 rounds," Shchekutyev said.

At the end of October 2024, Gassiev knocked out Dane Kem Ljungqvist in the fifth round at the IBA Night of Champions tournament (now IBA.PRO) in Yerevan.

The South Ossetian arm wrestlers performed brilliantly at the Russian championship, which allowed them to qualify for the world championship in Bulgaria in September, the athletes' coach Valery Dzhioev told IA Res.

The competition was being held in Orel from March 16 to 21 and brought together more than 700 participants from 55 regions of Russia.

"Among the young men, Dmitry Gabaraev rose to the top step of the podium, and David Pashchenko became the silver medalist," Dzhioev said.

A meeting was held in Vladikavkaz between the President of the Chess Federation of South Ossetia Georgy Shavlokhov and the International Grandmaster, World Champion, Senator of the Russian Federation Sergey Karyakin.

As reported to IA “Res” by Shavlokhov, during the meeting they discussed cooperation issues.

“We have agreed with Sergey Karyakin that we will interact with the Chess Federation of the Moscow Region and invite each other to joint events. We have also invited him to visit South Ossetia, and he accepted our invitation,” Shavlokhov has noted.

The Basketball Federation of South Ossetia signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Federations of Russia and Abkhazia.

As reported to IA "Res" by the head of the South Ossetian Federation Taimuraz Goginov, the signing took place in Sukhum on Thursday as part of the festive events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Abkhaz basketball.

The Memorandum with the Federation of Russia was signed by Taimuraz Goginov and the executive director of the Russian Basketball Federation Vladimir Dyachok.

Power lifters from South Ossetia will perform at the open international tournament "WPSO/WPC/WAO World Cup" in the Russian capital, - Levan Alborov, President of the Republic's Federation of Power lifting and Power Extreme, told IA "Res".

The major sporting event will be held in Moscow from November 30 to December 1. More than 600 athletes are expected to participate in the competition.

Murat Gassiev defeated the Dane Kem Ljungqvist in the main fight of the IBA Night of Champions tournament in Yerevan.

Gassiev knocked out his opponent in the last minute of the fifth round.

The victory was the 31st in the Ossetian athlete's professional career with two defeats. Ljungqvist suffered his first defeat with 18 victories.

The last time Gassiev entered the ring was in September 2023. Then he lost to the Swede Otto Wallin by split decision in Belek, Turkey.