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What happened? The Ukrainian giant on the day of the fight refused to defend the title

The fight was canceled because one of the coaches of the Ukrainian was diagnosed with COVID-19

Two-meter giant Roman Kryklya on the day of the fight canceled the defense of the champion title according to the promotion One Championship in kickboxing.

December 4 at a tournament called big bang in Singapore at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in the main event of the show, Murat Aygun from Turkey was supposed to be the opponent of the Ukrainian.

Kryklya was forced to pull out of the fight as one of his trainers tested positive for COVID-19.

Roman himself has a negative test. According to preliminary data, the fighter and his mentor remain in Singapore, and the fight with Murat Aygun can take place either on December 18 or 25. However, Aygun decided to enter the octagon today, December 4, against the Brazilian Anderson Silva.

29-year-old Kryklya was the world champion in K-1, A1, TNA, as well as the champion of Ukraine among amateurs according to WAKO.

In November 2019, the Ukrainian beat Tarik Khbabez and became the champion of One Championship.

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