Kazakh woman defeated world boxing champion – Boxing/MMA

Ethnic Kazakh Saltanat Medenova became the winner Russian Boxing Championship 2024reports Sports.kz.

Medenova, representing the Omsk region, won a gold medal in the weight category up to 81 kilograms: in the final she defeated Anastasia Demurchyan (Krasnodar Territory).

“This fight was one of the hardest, especially against world champion Anastasia Demurchyan. It was a little difficult psychologically, but I got into the ring and it became easier. I was not surprised when Anastasia moved into my weight category and I heard that she was planning to do so. Therefore, I was preparing and psyching myself up for the upcoming meetings with her in the ring. I became a three-time Russian champion, but I haven’t realized it yet. Maybe I'll believe this…