Boxer Papin assessed his opponent and outlined the timing of the title fight.

Russian boxer and kickboxer Alexey Papin, who is competing in the main fight, spoke about the preparation for the fight and the prospects of a title fight. He noted that he had carefully studied the opponent and was ready for various scenarios. He said this on November 25 at the Izvestia News Center during a press conference dedicated to the REN TV Fight Club tournament. Alexey Papin VS Rolly Lambert Fogum".

"Yes, of course, I watched my opponent's fights. The opponent is good, non-standard and always different. Interestingly, yes, he's different in every fight. I wonder how he will come out in this fight. But, in principle, we are ready for all his roles, in whatever he comes out," Papin said.

According to the athlete, after the fight with Serbian Miljan Rovchanin, he rose in the rankings.

"Of course, it's relevant, as far as I know, I'm in the top five, like, in the WBA, after the fight with Rovchanin in the heavyweight in the boxing river, they put me either seventh or eighth in the line. In general, I transformed [Anthony] Joshua into a boxing river, I was taller than Joshua," the boxer said.

The athlete emphasized that the main goal remains the fight for the world title. He said he expects to fight for the title next year. This is the main goal of being a world champion.

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The 38-year-old Papin's fight with Cameroonian Rolly Lambert Fogum will take place as part of the REN TV Fight Club tournament in Vologda on November 28. Papin is an international master of sports, an absolute world champion in kickboxing and a former IBF International champion. Cameroonian fighter Fogum holds the titles of African Champion, Asian Champion and IBF intercontinental title, and in 2024 won the vacant WBF world title.

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