Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov fights erring minister in the ring
The muscle-bound leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, boasted that he had challenged a minister to a sparring session to punish him for errors, posting photographs of their punch-up on his Instagram page.
The muscle-bound leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, boasted that he had challenged a minister to a sparring session to punish him for errors, posting photographs of their punch-up on his Instagram page.
Kadyrov wrote in on Instagram that he held the sparring session as a "pep talk" with the regional minister of sports and physical culture, whom he accused of poorly maintaining his ministry's building.
"With a left and a right hook I explained to him ... that you need to use your head," he wrote.
With a left and a right hook I explained to him ... that you need to use your head
Russia's NTV on Tuesday aired footage of Kadyrov in the ring with the minister, Salambek Ismailov, who appeared to pull his punches, while Kadyrov aimed blows at his face and groin.
The match went to two rounds and included a referee, television reported.
Ismailov was allowed to wear a helmet, Kadyrov said, "because he has to go to work the next day".
In the gym watching the sparring was the Russian minister of labour and social protection, Maxim Topilin, who was shown smiling broadly on television.