by Ruslan Chikov

There are reports that cruiserweight prospect Rakhim "The Machine" Chakhkiev (11-0, 9KOs) may possibly face one time rising contender Alexander Kotlobay (21-2, 15KOs) on January 28th as part of Universum's big card at Grand Elysée in Hamburg, Germany. At one time Kotlobay was being hyped as the next star of Russia. Those claims came to an end in April 2010, when former champion Enzo Maccarinelli stopped him in one round to cature the vacant EBU cruiserweight title.