On March 10, 2022, Beijing time, according to the official website of the American "Boxing Ring" magazine, the competition plan of Meng Fanlong, a famous Chinese light heavyweight boxer, has changed. Sergey Kovalev, the former light heavyweight world boxer who was supposed to play against him, competed in the light heavyweight tournament scheduled for May 14 because of his weight. Meng Fanlong will face former WBC light heavyweight world champion Jean Pascal on May 20, 2022 in Plant City, Florida, USA. Sergei Kovalev has adjusted his entry level to play against Bulgarian heavyweight boxer Vettel Plev. (Equivalent to rising directly from the agreed 185 pounds to more than 200 pounds)
If the new game plan is determined, Jean Pascal will still be the strongest opponent in Meng Fanlong's career.
Veteran Jean Pascal from Canada was at the peak of his career as WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion and Ring Magazine's Light Heavyweight World Champion. Despite his decline in form in recent years, he still beat the famous Marcus Brown and former world boxing champion Badu Jack in 2019, taking the WBA light heavyweight world regular boxing title at the end of his career.
Jean Pascal was supposed to compete in a boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Influencer Logan Paul in June 2021 to fight his old rival Badou Jack, but during a routine pre-match drug test, Jean Pascal was found to be positive for a variety of banned drugs.
After the results of the drug test were announced, the organizers of the event immediately disqualified Jean Pascal. Although Jean Pascal has been filing a complaint defending his innocence, he has been suspended. By all accounts, Jean Pascal hasn't played in any tournaments in two and a half years.
After the schedule of the match with Meng Fanlong was announced, the reporter of the Boxing Ring magazine interviewed Jean Pascal for the first time, and Jean Pascal told reporters: "Waiting is a long process, I return to the boxing ring with something new to prove myself." The match against Meng Fanlong was a good opportunity. I will return through this game again and return to the ranks of the top boxers. “
When a reporter from The Boxing Ring magazine asked about Jean Pascal's evaluation of Meng Fanlong, Jean Pascal appeared polite. He told reporters: "Meng Fanlong is a good boxer, and there is a reason why he can always maintain an unbeaten record. But one thing is for sure, Meng Fanlong has never played against an opponent like me. I think in some ways he's a lot like my former opponent, egyptian boxer Ahmed Abiali, who has a lot of prestige in their country, but Ahmed Abiali lost to me in a tournament in Florida, and so will Meng Fanlong. ”
Finally, it should be added that Sergei Kovalev's new opponent, Vettel Pleev, is the younger brother of former heavyweight world boxing challenger and Bulgarian star Kubrat Plev, who is also 39 years old this year. In the amateur boxing era, Vettel Plev was runner-up at two European Boxing Championships. At the 2012 London Olympics, Vettel Plev lost to Oleksandr Usik in the semi-finals to win the bronze medal.
Seeing familiar names like Meng Fanlong, Jean Pascal, Vettel Plev and Sergey Kovalev appear in the list of matches on May 14 made me feel like a group of boxing veterans doing their final revelry. What do you think?
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