By Luke Furman

Undefeated heavyweight prospect Edmund Gerber (20-0, 13 KOs) is going to trade punches with British veteran Michael Sprott (36-18, 17KOs) in Hamburg, Germany. Gerber returns from a tough points win over Maurice Harris (25-17-2, 11 KOs).

In the main event, WBA "regular" heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (24-0, 16 KOs) will defend his title against former WBC king Hasim Rahman (50-7-2, 41 KOs).

Luke Furman covers boxing for bokser.org.

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