Pulyaev blames Murzakanov's loss to Costa on cardio, questions recovery

Andrei Pulyaev stated that Azamat Murzakanov's defeat was due to poor cardio preparation. Pulyaev expressed disappointment that Murzakanov lost on his birthday and noted he himself is not a cardio machine either. He also raised questions about how Paulo Costa managed to recover so well between the second and third rounds, appearing fresh despite being visibly tired earlier. Pulyaev suggested Costa looked unusually recovered heading into the third round.