At that time, Ilya was fishing in the forest of Tyumen in Siberia. Suddenly, he was attacked by a brown bear weighing nearly 600 Jin. When the brown bear came at him, the boxer's instinct made Ilya rise up and fight with the brown bear. He fired four shots at the brown bear first, and even missed the bear's key, but angered the brown bear.
After his gun was knocked out by the brown bear, he began to fight with the short knife he carried with him. Finally, the brown bear was stabbed in two key parts and bled to death.
There is no doubt that Ilya, who was in close contact with Brown Bear, was also seriously injured. Many muscles and skin were torn, especially the face and limbs were seriously injured.
Another friend, Dennis, found him and quickly took him to the local hospital for rescue, saving his life.
Ilya started boxing in 20 15, and played 2 1 amateur boxing matches and1victory. 20/kloc-64kg champion of Russian Armed Forces Boxing Championship in 0/9. 202 1, he played five games and lost three.
Therefore, the president of the International Boxing Federation immediately extended a helping hand to the Ilya family after hearing the news, claiming that he would provide all-round support for Ilya and be willing to bear all the expenses of Ilya's treatment. Because, Elias has proved himself to be a real warrior.
More than two months later, Igor, the gold medal winner of the 20 12 London Olympic Games? Egor Mekhontsev called Ilya a "real hero" and said that it would be difficult to get him out of danger without boxing training.
Mekontsev wrote on personal social media:
"Many people read his story in the media. He went fishing with two friends, met a bear and attacked them. The bear immediately killed a fisherman, and then put our hero Ilya on him and tore him to pieces. Elias has little chance of surviving ... "
"He stabbed the brown bear with a knife, and later found that this may cause serious damage to the important organs of the bear. The bear couldn't stand the painful retreat and died not far from him ... Now Ilya is undergoing rehabilitation training and preparing for further surgery. "
Mekontsev also shared a photo of himself and Ilya. Ilya, dressed in a suit, is in a good mental state, but her face is seriously injured and she is ready for plastic surgery. WBC/IBF champion Baertl Bief also appeared in the same photo.
After this shocking attack, former WBA heavyweight world champion Nikolai Varov claimed that Ilya's "witty" boxing instinct saved his life.
Mekontsev obviously agreed and asked:
"Now think about it: In this case, does boxing help him? Did his career help him make the only right decision in one second and save his life? Personally, I'm sure boxing and the desire to survive helped him make a decision at lightning speed and survive. Well done, ilya medvedev. A real fighter. "
In fact, in nature, human beings are far from being masters of unarmed combat. But the reason why human beings can reach the peak of all biological evolution is, of course, because of smarter brains, courage and tenacity.