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Armwrestler of South Ossetia Soslan Gassiev became the silver medalist of the European Championship, which was held in the city of Loutraki (Greece).

As the coach of the athlete Valery Dzhioev noted, Gassiev had 12 bouts in the championship.

“He won an athlete from Georgia for reaching the semifinal, and won the European champion of last year David Daviktyan in a stubborn and very strong fight for reaching the final. In the final, he unfortunately lost the victory to his opponent,” the coach said.

The South Ossetian national team will take part in the European Championship, - said Sergei Zasseev, chairman of the Committee on Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism, at a press conference. A press conference for South Ossetian journalists was devoted to this sports forum, and the head coach of the RSO national team Soslan Kochiev also answered questions from the media.

The European Championship is organized by the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA). It will be held in Nagorno-Karabakh from June 1 to 10.

The South Ossetian arm wrestlers held their first bouts at the European Championship, which is taking place in Greece, and won the first medals. More than a thousand participants from 30 countries of the world are performing at the competitions.

Arsen Khabalov, an athlete of the Tskhinval section of arm wrestling, ascended the highest podium of honor, he became the champion of Europe, - said the coach of the athletes Valery Dzhioev.

Former IBF and WBA world champion in the first heavyweight Russian Murat Gassiev, most likely, will hold his first heavyweight fight on July 27, media reports referring to ESPN.

Gassiev will perform on the undercard of the tournament, which will lead the fight with the participation of WBO world junior welterweight champion Maurice Hooker. The venue and the opponent of the Russian boxer have not yet been determined.

The national team of South Ossetia in arm wrestling leaves on Monday for the European Championship in Greece.

As noted by the coach of the athletes Valery Dzhioev in his interview with the IA Res, the team has included four strongest fighters: Soslan Gassiev, Arsen and Eduard Khabalov and Milena Doguzova.

“We have been preparing hard for these competitions and will do everything to take the first places. We are waiting for a great sporting event with the participation of the strongest arm wrestlers. The competition will be serious,” said the coach.

South Ossetiaт professional boxer Murat Gassiev has become the WBC world junior champion. The match took place in Chelyabinsk (Russia) within the frames of the International Festival of Martial Arts "For Russia».

June 26 South Ossetian professional boxer Murat Gassiev will fight for the WBC world title among youth. The fight will take place in Chelyabinsk (Russia) within the frames of the International Festival of Martial Arts "For Russia." As IA "Res" has been informed by a coach of the South Ossetian boxer Vitali Slanov, Gassiev`s rival is a Georgian professional boxer Levan Dzhomardashvili. Both athletes perform in the weight category up to 90.7 kg.

South Ossetian professional boxer Murat Gassiev won his 11th rating fight by knocking out the Ukrainian boxer Igor Filippenko in the fourth round. According to his coach Vitaly Slanov, the athlete is currently receiving congratulations.
The fight was held in the city of Saransk; the main battle took place with a former world heavyweight champion, 44-year-old Oleg Maskaev and 36-year-old American Jason Gaverni.

South Ossetian professional boxer Murat Gassiev will hold today his next fight. According to his coach Vitaly Slanov, the fight will be held in the city of Saransk. The main bout will be fought with a former world heavyweight champion, 44-year-old Oleg Maskaev and 36-year-old American Jason Gaverni.

The South Ossetian mixed martial arts fighters will participate in the Open European MMA Championship, which kicks off on June 14 in Kiev (Ukraine). As the coach of the athletes Ruslan Dzhabiev informed IA "Res", "the South Ossetian team consists of Aslan Ikoev, Sarmat Khodov, Hamlet Driyaev and Soslan Dzhabiev, who will perform in the weight class up to 65, 70.3, 77 and 84 kg, respectively. - I would like to emphasize that this event is significant in the sports history of the Republic of South Ossetia, because our MMA fighters will be performing at the European Championship for the first time. "