<P> Drago exhibits no remorse about what happened to the former champion, simply stating in an interview after the fight that "if he dies, he dies ." To avenge Apollo's death, Rocky travels to the Soviet Union to fight Drago on his home turf in Moscow . The fight eventually becomes a long, drawn - out war between Rocky and Drago, and to everyone's shock, Rocky manages to severely damage Drago, and the crowd begins to cheer for Rocky, whereas at the start of the fight, they were hostile to him . Drago's trainer--a Soviet / East German official--insults him, claiming that by allowing an American to fight so admirably on Russian soil, Drago is disgracing the Soviet Union . The enraged Drago grabs him by the throat, throws him out of the ring, and proclaims he only fights for himself . Immediately preceding the final round, Rocky and Drago meet in the center of the ring where the two men touch gloves as Drago says to Rocky, "To the end ." Rocky defeats Drago by KO in the 15th and final round in a dramatic ending . </P> <P> In Rocky V, it is revealed that the pain Drago inflicted on Rocky left Rocky with brain damage (specifically diagnosed as cavum septi pellucidi (CSP)), causing him to mistake people, see visions and various other things . During Rocky's fight with Tommy Gunn, Rocky sees visions of Drago killing Apollo while believing he is about to suffer the same fate at Tommy's hands, until a vision of Mickey inspired him to get up and defeat Tommy . </P> <P> According to Rocky: The Ultimate Guide, Drago was not permitted to resume his boxing career after his loss to Rocky Balboa because of the special circumstance that he could not officially turn pro in the USSR . Drago turned professional after the fall of the Soviet Union and accumulated a record of 31 - 0 (31 KO) while also winning a portion of the Heavyweight title . He never unified the title or fought the very top contenders (as a professional) because of promotional politics . </P> <P> On July 6, 2017, Stallone teased images on his Instagram about a confrontation between Adonis Creed, son of Apollo, and Ivan Drago hinting that a film could be in the works . Stallone on July 21, 2017 confirmed that he had finished writing the script for the sequel to 2015's Creed, which will see Dolph Lundgren reprising his role as Ivan Drago from Rocky IV . A photo of Lundgren as Drago atop the "Rocky Steps" surfaced in March . </P>

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