Boxing, Vianello dominates the giant Makhmudov and now he can think big

In a devastating summer due to the Olympic failure, he thought about it Guido Vianello to decisively relaunch Italian boxing. In the ring in Quebec City, the Roman heavyweight gave an extraordinary performance, dominating the Russian giant who is a naturalized Canadian Arslanbek Makhmudov. A victory by technical knockout at the beginning of the eighth round, when the referee, after consulting the doctor, ended the match. Makhmudov had his left eye completely closed and gave the impression that he was destined to defeat before the limit. It was the best Vianello ever, perhaps equal only to that of the last match lost on points with a very questionable verdict against the Nigerian Efe Ajagba.

A long-awaited turning point

And the victory represents a long-awaited turning point for the Roman to position himself high in the heavyweight category. In December Fury and Usyk will play the rematch with the Wbc, Wba and Wbo belts at stake. In September Anthony Joshua will play the Ibf with Dubois. Vianello can fit into that second group waiting for a great chance, together with the various Zhang, Bakole (who recently destroyed Anderson), Parker, the terrible kid Itauma, just to name a few.

Revenge after 9 years

The victory in Quebec City closes the first circle of Vianello’s career. He had met Makhmudov in March 9 years ago in Milan, in a World Series match (the hybrid formula between amateur and pro boxing) and the Russian Canadian had prevailed by technical knockout in the fourth round due to an injury. But a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then. Vianello has been constantly growing during his American trip, earning a contract renewal with Top Rank. Bob Arumnot just anyone but one of the reference points (for over 50 years) of world boxing. And in that circle, once you have shown that you can compete, there are no easy matches.

I limiti di Makhmudov

Vianello certainly studied a lot. The Russian had impressed with a series of conclusions before the limit, then he had come across the German of Turkish origin Agit Kabayel, who had inflicted on him a real boxing lesson made of technique and speed. A knockout in the fourth round after three knockdowns that gave Vianello the advantage of being able to Know your opponent’s weaknessespowerful but not very mobile and above all technically crude.

It matches

No sooner said than done. The right uppercut, often thrown first, always made a breach in the opponent’s defense. The same goes for the straight, often preceded by an effective jab. The defensive phase was also good, which neutralized the devastating power of the Russian. Makhmudov was also unfair, receiving a penalty point in the sixth round for a blow to the back of the neck. In the seventh, hit hard by Vianello, he also put his glove on the ground. There were grounds for a non-count, but it was only the antechamber of the key episode that came shortly after.

Vianello: “Point one of his career”

“For me this victory represents, if not the zero point, the one point of my career. Bob Arum’s Top Rank has big plans for me and the best is yet to come”. Before leaving Canada, Guido Vianello tells us his impressions of the match. “It was less complicated than expected, with the Master Simone D’Alessandri we have prepared the strategy perfectly. In addition, the preparation was done at 50 degrees in Las Vegas in the gym of Francis Ngannou it turned out to be fruitful. I made gloves with him, with Michael Hunter and with other Nevada highs. In short, no stone was left unturned.”

D’Ambrosi: “Vianello’s result says the movement is healthy”

“Guido Vianello – comments the federal president, Flavio D’Ambrosi – has shown that Italian boxing can compete at high levels because it has a network of companies that carry out intense boxing activity throughout the year – supported and well managed by this Federation – and masters who have the ability to teach the noble art by cultivating talents on a daily basis. I would like to point out, however, that Vianello’s result is not episodic and is not isolated. There have been 26 European titles, absolute and silver, that Italian boxers have won from 2021 to today. In the same period, Italian boxers have been at the top of the world 6 times (3 Ibo and 3 silver Wbc). As many as 18 Italian boxers, both men and women, are in the top 40 of the general rankings of the major international Pro acronyms. Here, an overall vision would avoid the fits of thought both negative with catastrophic visions on the future of boxing. Let’s remember one thing: the future of the Italian boxing movement does not need frustrations, pseudo “prophets” and “sorcerers” but determination, will, experience, passion and competence.