On January 28 Hand-to-hand Fighting Cup devoted to the 90th anniversary of DOSAAF (a short name for the Russian Volunteer Society for Cooperation with the Army, Aviation, and Fleet) was organized in Izhevsk.
The competition was attended by approximately 150 best fighters from the Volga, Ural and North-West Federal Districts of Russia.
VyatSU 2nd-year student of the Law Institute Vladislav Fokin was one of the athletes of Kirov region team. He demonstrated an outstanding result in the competition. At first Vladislav defeated all his opponents in a weight category of 85 kilos. Then he applied for and was admitted to the fights with no weight limit, where he also took the 1st place.
At the competitions Vladislav Fokin defeated all his rivals by knockouts and so became known as an indestructible puncher among the participants of the Russian DOSAAF Hand-to-hand Fighting Cup. Besides VyatSU student twice performed the standards for the Master of Sports of Russia (MS) due to his victories in two categories.