Arnold Khegai lost to American boxer
Ukrainian boxer Arnold Khegai spoke about the reasons for his defeat to Joet Gonzalez in a bloody fight. Arnold admitted that the American surprised him.
– Arnold, let's start with your loss to Joet Gonzalez in March. What went wrong?
– It was a surprise to me that I lost this fight, so to speak. I analyzed the match and came to the conclusion that it was my own fault, because I underestimated Gonzalez.
When I was preparing, I didn't have the right sparring partners. Plus, I was a bit uninspired. There was also the fact that we were fighting on his turf, in the US, where Joet had, apparently, 98% support from the spectators. They poured into the referee. The referee was in my way, to be honest. I felt it.
Usually, if I feel uncomfortable and the opponent bends over too much, I can clinch him, hold him and turn him towards the referee, asking him to stretch us. But here, as soon as I squeezed, I was immediately reprimanded and points were deducted. So the opponent sat low and hit me in the stomach with his head. Thus, I started a war with two people in the ring, – the boxer said.
It was previously reported that the Ukrainian boxer was suspended for a long period after a bloody fight.