Behind the scenes # 6 He fought like a storm, he went to the finals without a defeat. He dominated the -95 right hand category. First, he beat Ivan Pyvovarov (Ukraine), then Igor Miroshinyk (Poland), the following one was the Polish representative Marcin Molenda, another defeated was Alexander Gusov (Russia). These were not difficult fights, do not be under a delusion. Arsen just slightly warmed up with these fights and that’s all. However, in the final fight meeting Todd Hutchings could made him feel a bit nervous. He did not know the American was, they had never met before. Admittedly, Todd lost the first fight with Charmen Khadaev, but still showed up pretty well. The final fight looked hard, primarily because Arsen did not know what to expect from his rival. Let's go back a few years now, like in a good detective novel. We saw Liliev at the Cup for the last time perhaps in 2007. Since then, every year the organizers made efforts to arrange his arrival. Igor Mazurenko raises all
