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“I knew it would not be easy, he has a lot of experience, he knows how to hit, he knows how to win. We don’t even plan with the coaches that everything will end soon”, – after the victory I eliminated Canadian Mikael Zewski (34-2-0) sportas.lt said the boxer Egidijus Kavaliauskas (22-1-1).
On Saturday through Sunday night in Las Vegas, the Lithuanian knocked out just one loss in a professional boxing match in Canada in the eighth round. The eighteenth knockout marks the return of 32-year-old E. Kavaliauskas to victory after the defeat of Terence Crawford for the championship belt in December last year.
“The first rounds were for inspection, and then I started pushing,” the Lithuanian said of the fight with M. Zewski. – I knew I’d have trouble breathing. Round after round my job was to tease him. Later I saw that he had no strength left in his blows, the speed disappeared. Everything ended well. “
At the end of the seventh round, E. Kavaliauskas made an impressive blow from the bottom with his right hand, which turned fatal – in the eighth he only had to complete the work started and receive a signal from the judge that the fight was over.
“From the first round, I was waiting for the opportunity to strike this blow,” E.Kavaliauskas admitted to sportas.lt. – In the first rounds, I didn’t want him to understand what he wanted to do, because he knew that when he understood, he would start to defend himself strongly. I felt and knew that the blow “would come.” I saw that he was very exposed when I hit him, I knew I could hit him from below. “
When asked what the fight plan was, if the ten rounds or if they had been knocked out, E. Kavaliauskas said that the preparations were tight for all rounds.
“We have planned all ten rounds. In fact, we never plan to do things faster. We always want him to be persistent in the ring, to be” fresh “in all ten rounds, – said E. Kavaliauskas. – But a few days ago we spoke with the coaches and we decided that everything had to end well. We decided that it was necessary to knock out the opponent. “
When asked if he was happy with his return to victory, the boxer openly replied.
“Yes, this time I made mistakes in the ring … I did not take the opportunity. After each round, the coach demanded that I be more active, that I ‘connect’ my right hand more often. There were good moments, I think there could be I finished this fight earlier, but I kept pausing, wondering if I would hit. Such are the mistakes, but I’m happy with the fight. I’m very happy with the ending, I’m glad that I managed to knock out my opponent, that I won, that I had back on the road to victories, I hope. “
E. Kavaliauskas, who came out of the ring with two championship belts (in the WBC Continental America and WBO NABO weight classes up to 67 kg) after the victory over M. Zewski, still does not know when he will have to return to the ring again. The immediate plans are a short break after a tense and grueling seven-week preparation for battle.
“Fishing? Oh yes, it would be nice to go somewhere to fish, relax, be in nature. We’ll see if we make it,” smiled E. Kavaliauskas.
When asked if the right eye would not interfere with fishing, the boxer laughed, “Not at all!” It didn’t hurt, and now it doesn’t hurt, but I already felt in the ring that I was swollen, crying, – E. Kavaliauskas spoke about the injuries. – I was a bit worried, but in the corner of the ring I was “well managed” during breaks between rounds. And now? After the fight? Don’t survive, I’m still beautiful. “
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