Morrell “feel bad” for Khataev’s PED ban

David Morrell says he feels ‘bad’ for his opponent, Imam Khataev, and receives a two-year ban from the International Testing Agency (ITA) for a violation of the counter-dope. Khataev (10-0, 9 COs) will continue to fight against the former World Champion of two divisions, Morrell (11-1, 9 COs), in a 10-round light heavyweight match this Saturday, July 12 at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.

Cuban talent Morrell is pleased that the fight is still Saturday because he wants to act, and he went through a long training camp to prepare for top 10 contender Khataev.

This is the first battle of Morrell since losing his WBA ‘ordinary’ title ‘of 175 pounds to David Banavidez. He wants to demonstrate that he has improved. Morrell says he has changed his personality to that loss and will be another fighter.

Khataev’s pressure

We will see, because Khataev will put the same pressure on Morrell as Banavidez did, and he will do it immediately. Khataev shares similarities to Artur Betterbiev in its offensive style and strength. We do not know if he can resist Morrell’s formidable power if he truly changed his fighting style as he says.

“My last struggle, I changed my personality a lot for this one. It will never happen again, ‘David Morrell told Box socially About his plans to fight with more aggression after his loss of David Banavidez.

Morrell’s new fighting style

Morrell will have to change his style to win against Khataev on Saturday and deal with boxers like Dmitry Biblical. He will also eventually meet again with Benavidez, and he cannot fight the same way

“I feel bad for him,” Morrell says of his opponent, Imam Khatav, and he got a two -year ban to test positively for a prohibited Ped. “Why do you need something for a fight? It’s strange. I want to (still) fight Saturday night.

“I had a bad experience. What is more important is that I focused on myself, ‘Morrell said of his loss of benavidez.