He hails from Nalchik, Russia, however has been residing within the sunny climes of southern California for the previous few years. He heads into 2025 with a brand new managerial deal, a brand new promoter, and his tried-and-true coaching crew.
Dariial Kuchmenov turned professional in 2021 and banged off 2 wins in his debut yr. From the spring of 2022 to the spring of 2023, he banked 5 wins. However, this yr he has solely been within the ring as soon as and that has been irritating to profession supervisor Steve Feder.
Chatting with MaxBoxing earlier this yr, Feder expressed frustration however understanding of why Kuchmenov has been on the bench.
“Frankly, I feel fighters hear about what he can do, and so they get chilly toes, they keep away from him”, he mentioned. “We’ll step him up, we’ll check him”, he mentioned. “When followers get to know him, they’ll wish to see extra. He’s powerful, thrilling and he’s recreation to battle anybody”.
Standing 5’10”, and combating at tremendous featherweight, Kuchmenov can field and bang as his 6 stoppages in 8 fights will attest. He heads into subsequent yr on a 3-fight KO streak.
Coaching out of Freddie Roach’s famed Wild Card Boxing Membership in Los Angeles, beneath former professional fighters Pepe Reilly and Ernie Zavala (together with professional conditioning coach Pedro Garcia), Kuchmenov is seeking to keep busy and present what he can do in 2025.
He wanted a platform and Feder’s current announcement of his signing with Philadelphia’s former world champion Danny Garcia’s “Swift Promotions” was thrilling information for Staff Kuchmenov.
“We’re wanting ahead to a fantastic 2025 with ‘The Wolf’, and “Swift Promotions”, mentioned Feder from Los Angeles. “We lately signed with Danny Garcia’s promotional firm, and we’re wanting ahead to a fantastic collaboration with Staff Swift”, he mentioned.
Whereas solely 22, Kuchmenov is prepared and keen to battle anybody. Feder, who has described Kuchmenov as “one of many hardest working fighters I’ve seen”, in his nearly 2-decade profession in boxing, beforehand mentioned they need to step up and can begin calling out fighters in the event that they must.
Feder, who additionally simply re-inked Kuchmenov to a brand new managerial deal, mentioned to search for massive issues in 2025 from his undefeated fighter.
“He’s a fan-friendly fighter, he’s an thrilling man to observe in there”, mentioned Feder. “Beginning out the brand new yr at 8-0, and we’re wanting so as to add extra KOs”, he mentioned.
