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Latvia’s leading boxer said that there are many good boxers in the heavyweight category (up to 90.7 kg), including pole Kististof Glovackis. Briedis and Glovackis have already met in the semifinals of the superseries, and this fight turned out to be very scandalous, because after the received blow to the back of the head The deer hit the opponent’s elbow with his chin. Glovackis will fight on December 12 for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) champion belt taken from Briedis, and his opponent will be Lawrence Ocley from Great Britain. Although Briedis finds revenge against Glovacki interesting, the financial considerations for this fight are not so binding.
“The promoter said that it is not financially profitable, because the Poles can only speak, but when you have to pay for the fight, no one will collect anything there,” the Latvian boxer admitted to Dombur. “After each fight, I give the money back to everyone – the coaches and so on. Then we take the next step, and I have to pay both taxes and salaries to the team after that fight. I don’t want to have a fee that I can’t pay for my team and for myself. Why do I have to separate my family? If we go forward, let’s go forward instead of taking a step back. Of course I’d just box with him, but it’s not just a fight. There’s a whole iceberg at the bottom. “
On the other hand, if Okoly won the pole, then the British athlete Briedis could already be a more interesting opponent. “He’s an Englishman, there’s another Pandora’s box,” Briedis said.
Nor is the deer fascinated by the fight against the World Boxing Council (WBC) champion in the heavyweight category Ilung Makab, because with him the financial situation is even worse than with Glovacki. “He is the same Sprīdītis as me, only from Congo.”
That’s why Deer is seriously considering moving to the super heavy weight category, as it did super series first season champion Oleksandrs Usiks. He said that initially the goal was to follow in Usik’s footsteps, but his coach said that it would be interesting to fight one of the world’s best superweights, Tyson Fury. “And then let him catch us. It’s a fantasy process. Without fantasizing and dreaming, we will never be on our dreams.”
“Going to heavy weights is partly a decision and a vision. The promoter also says that it is financially profitable,” said Briedis. “In terms of titles, I’ve proven myself to the boxing world and to myself. Now I have to provide for myself and my family.”
He also has a plan to build a boxing and sports industry in Latvia with his earned money.
See the full interview record here.
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