In Moscow, beaten by the organizer of the last fight Roy Jones
The head of boxing promotion company Vlad Hrunov Promotion Vladimir Hryunov is in hospital after the attack of unknown, which occurred on the night of Thursday to Friday. Status promoter stable under investigation, according to “R-Sport” citing the press service of the company.
«Tonight on Russian promoter Vladimir Hryunova unknown persons was attacked near his home, located in northern Moscow . Now the health of Vladimir Hryunova stable, he is in the hospital. There is a consequence of the attack, “- said a company representative Vlad Hrunov Promotion.
Vladimir Hryunov was the organizer of a recent fight Roy Jones vs. Enzo Makarinelli. After the fight Jones said that stops cooperation with the promoter. Hryunov insisted that the cooperation will continue, as it was his company repaid million debt boxer before the IRS.
The former world champion in four weight categories Roy Jones, who in September became a citizen of Russia, lost by knockout former world champion in the first cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli in the UK. The fight took place in mid-December in Moscow. He was the first for the 46-year-old Jones under the Russian flag and the last in his long career. Boxer suffered a ninth defeat in 71 professional boxing fight. He also scored 62 wins, 45 of them – a knockout.
His surprise at the outcome of the fight expressed by the head of the promotion company «World Boxing» Andrew Ryabinsky, refer to Hryunovu via twitter.
“What kind of nonsense? Such a boxer! At 46 years old! Why drive him to the ring? I do not understand anything in boxing, apparently. This fighter so mindlessly drain. Why do this? So all substitute! And Roy, and the country! Volodya, well, if you need the money, well, tell me, I will give something out, but do not disgrace the country, “- wrote Ryabinsky.
At the end of September, Roy Jones Jr. received a Russian passport. September 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree granting Russian citizenship to 46-year-old American boxer Roy Jones. The decree was published on the Kremlin website.
Vladimir Putin met with Roy Jones Jr. in Sevastopol. The head of state has promised to assist the athlete in obtaining Russian citizenship if he will link with activities in Russia, “a significant part of his life».
Putin noted the success of the boxer told the athlete that he loves “sports and arts” . Jones told Putin that as a child he wanted to do judo – the Russian president is a master of sports in this form of martial arts. “But you’ve got in the box, – said the head of state. – Get as anybody, probably did not succeed. You have been world champion in the middleweight and middleweight champion, light heavyweight and heavyweight. Perhaps the world of athletes is no more ».
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