Kazakh boxer Ilyas Suleimenov says rival Salomo Ntuve tough, too tall
12:43, 31 July 2012
ASTANA. July 31. KAZINFORM Kazakh boxer Ilyas Suleimenov beat Salomo Ntuve from Sweden at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Kazinform has learnt from Vesti.kz correspondent.
Kazakhstani athlete, performing in the 52 kilo Flyweight category, won the fight from the Swedish boxer with 13:8 result.
"I'm a little bit tired, the fight was a tough one. I had a troublesome rival, too tall for me and that was the main difficulty. I'm happy I won this fight," I. Suleimenov said.
"The next fight will be hard as well, so I need to prepare," he added.
I. Suleimenov is set to meet with Andrew Selby of Great Britain on August 3.