MOSCOW, June 21, Oleg Bogatov. Former world heavyweight champion in version of the World Boxing Council (WBC), Grigory Drozd said that he somewhat regrets the decision of the 2018 Olympic champion in figure skating Alina Zagitova to hold an exhibition fight in the ring, as he has a negative attitude towards fights between women. Earlier, a source said that Zagitova would perform in an exhibition fight in «Honestly, I personally don't care at all. Alina is a sweet beautiful girl and a great athlete, she competes in figure skating, such a beautiful and gentle women's sport, And I would not like to see her in boxing gloves. Therefore, I do not I know why it will be done. For me, this is of no interest, and I feel a little sorry for Alina. Because I don’t like it when girls beat each other, «Drozd said. «If famous men from other countries enter the ring In other sports, I will take this positively, they are great. If, for example, football players, hockey players, skiers try to put on gloves, then it will really be interesting and will serve to popularize boxing. And when girls put on gloves, it seems to me that this is a different story,» the agency's interlocutor added. At the same time, the expert noted that he treats athletes who have chosen boxing with understanding. «This does not apply to our women's boxing. Because all the same, girls who really box, choose their own path. I'm very neutral about women's boxing, but there are some girls who are really, really good at it. But they are the exception, in my opinion. They are athletes and choose their own path as a fighter. And they have nothing to do with demonstration fights,» Drozd concluded.
