He wasn't handpicked mate. Egorov has been his mandatory challenger for years, he's a strong good fighter who was also a top amateur.We missed some weekend fights Arsen Goulamirian defended his WBA cruiserweight title against Aleksei Egorov a Russian national who was a hand picked foe.
I watched and enjoyed the fight. Two granite chinned, big punchers going at it in the centre of the ring .Egorov started well, I had him 3-2 up after 5 rounds, Goulamarian took over in the 2nd half of the fight though for a deserved win.