St. Petersburg builds strong heavyweight roster, strongest since Red Devil era

St. Petersburg has assembled a notable heavyweight team, potentially the strongest lineup in 20 years since the legendary Red Devil gym era. The current roster includes Kirill Kornilov (18-3), Alexander Maslov (12-1), Anton Vinnikov (18-5), Daniil Matsola (7-0), Artem Dushenko at 93 kg (6-3), Dmitry Baboryko (2-0), Denis Goltsov (36-9), and Anton Vyazigin (17-6) who regularly attends training camps. Most of these fighters compete in ACA, where the high level of competition makes it difficult to maintain winning records, but those who succeed can be considered world-class talent. Two upcoming interesting matchups mentioned are Kirill Kornilov vs. Tony Johnson and Daniil Matsola vs. Khadis Ibragimov, with Ibragimov also having developed as a professional in St. Petersburg.