Jukembaev responded to an offer to fight an undefeated Uzbek in the United States and angered the promoter

As the head of the Canadian promotional company Eye of the Tiger Management Kamill Estefan told Journaldemontreal.com , Kazakh boxer Batyr Jukembaev (18-0, 14 KO) refused to fight with the Uzbek puncher Shohjahon Ergashev (18-0, 16 KO).

Earlier, Batyr was offered to arrange a fight with Ergashev in November in the United States. This response upset the EOTTM leader greatly. He admitted that even his Moscow coach Andrey "Bupas" Ivichuk made an attempt to persuade Jukembaev to fight the Uzbek.

- When we offered the contract to his coach Bupas, he was delighted. He was ready to accept the challenge and told me that Batyr has a good chance of winning. “Bupas” persuaded Batyr for three days, but all was unsuccessful, ”said Estefan.

- I wonder what I needed to do to get him to agree to this fight? - continues the promoter. - He refused our Super 6 tournament and the mini-tournament of four boxers. He asked me to put up a big fight in the United States. I put it on his table and he refused again.

Note that the last performance of Batyr Jukembaev in the ring took place in Montreal (Canada) in January - then in the second round he knocked out the Mexican Ricardo Lara (22-8, 10 KOs).