Stabbed Bulgarian MMA Fighter Vows to Return to Ring

Crime | May 19, 2012, Saturday // 16:22
Bulgaria: Stabbed Bulgarian MMA Fighter Vows to Return to Ring Ivanov gave a brief conference at Sofia's Pirogov hospital on Saturday, his first media appearance since he was stabbed. Photo by dariknews.bg

Bulgarian MMA fighter Blagoi Ivanov who was stabbed nearly fatally on February 7 has declared that he is determined to return to the fighting ring and score more victories.

Ivanov gave a brief conference at Sofia's Pirogov hospital on Saturday, his first media appearance since he was stabbed in a Sofia night club. He is expected to leave the hospital next week.

Physicians say that Ivanov would recover in six months to a year.

The MMA fighter has been able to talk for a week now.

On Sunday, February 7, Ivanov and two of his friends had just occupied their places in a bar on Graf Ignatiev Str., in downtown Sofia, when a group of 8 persons armed with bats and knives allegedly came in and attacked them.

At 5.10 am police came in to find the attackers escaped and Ivanov with a deep stab wound under his armpit.

The main suspect in the stabbing - 23-year-old D.S. known as Dampela, is kept under permanent detention.

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