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.
Tskhinval and Randazzo became sister cities - the corresponding document was signed on Wednesday.
The delegation of the province of Catania (Italian Republic) visited South Ossetia. A meeting of the Italian guests with the leadership of the administration of the city of Tskhinval took place. Following the meeting, a Cooperation Agreement was signed.
The head of the Tskhinval city administration, Alan Kochiev, thanked the guests for the visit, and announced his intention to develop relations between the cities.
President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, said that the development of cooperation between the Italian and South Ossetian cities would help the relations of South Ossetia and Italy to reach the interstate level. The head of state said this at a meeting with the Deputy head of the city of Randazzo Carmelo Tindaro Scalizi in Tskhinval.