Boxer Troyanovskiy won the title in his first fight after a year break

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Russian boxer and former world champion Eduard Troyanovsky defeated the Czech Josef Zahradnik after a break in career.

Troyanovskiy won the title of Eurasian champion professional Boxing Federation (EBP). This win was his 28th, 24 of which he won by knockout. The fight took place in Saint-Petersburg.

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The Russians took place in October 2018. Then he lost to Belarusian Kirill Elihu in the quarterfinals of the second season of the world Boxing series (WBSS) and couldn’t win a world title by the world Boxing Association (WBA).

In April 2016 Troyanovskiy defended the title of world champion by the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and organization (IBO) in the Welterweight. Then the Russians twice defeated the Argentinian Cesar Rene Cuenca.