UFC fighter from Kazakhstan named the greatest athlete in the history of the country – Boxing/MMA
Speaker at UFC Kazakh fighter Bekzat Almahan spoke in an interview with Schrödinger Sports about his attitude towards boxing and the living legend of this sport Gennady Golovkinwrites Sports.kz.
— I liked boxing, of course. I really love it myself! But since I was involved in karate since childhood, I came to boxing late. He competed in boxing a couple of times, but lost. At one tournament he took third place, at another he lost. It was difficult for me to play two sports. The coaches scolded me from both sides. One said to quit karate, the other said to quit boxing. And I was engaged in two types at once. Boxing in the morning, karate in the evening. I love both sports. Basically I liked boxing, but I came there late. Therefore, I continued to practice karate. But in the end I chose MMA.
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