The promoter for dangerous heavyweight Carlos Takam is now questioning his fighter's knockout defeat to Alexander Povetkin, who on Sunday lost his scheduled shot at WBC champion Deontay Wilder after testing positive for a banned substance.
By Cliff Rold - When a supreme boxer puts on a clinic, fans can appreciate it. At the end of twelve masterful rounds, they may stand and cheer and clap and holler. Very rarely will a scientific dissection have people standing on their chairs, mouths agape, emitting sounds of awe they didn’t know they could muster. That reaction is reserved for the knockout. No matter how refined the taste, it is the knockout that remains boxing’s biggest draw. People who score more of them have a faster ride to the top. Knockouts put butts in the seats. Announcers introduce a fighter by telling the viewing audience how many wins, losses, and draws a fighter has picked up. Saved for last is the knockout. The number of unanimous decisions a fighter has collected? Have to look that one up. No one delivers the knockouts like the Heavyweights and this year the big boys came through with some finishing gems. None impressed us here more than a left hand bomb in October.
2004 Olympic gold medal Alexander Povetkin continues to rebuild his career in style. Two fights removed from a decision loss to heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko, Povetkin stopped the usually durable Manuel Charr early this year and on Saturday night he knocked out Carlos Takam with a single punch to capture the WBC silver title in Moscow Russia. The fight was even after eight rounds, but Povetkin changed everything with a huge ninth - where he dropped Takam hard with a series of shots. Takam never recovered and was knocked out cold in the tenth.
The recent events, promoted by “World of Boxing”, a new stalwart of Russian boxing community, were marked with major fights packed in with few mediocre undercard contests, which could barely bring any attention of casual fans as well as some hardcore junkies either (due to an average mix of styles in some of them). The same cannot be said of an upcoming showdown, which will feature no less than nine scheduled, more or less well-matched clashes with a great main event and a series of meaningful collisions.
For all those years, when Alexander Povetkin was on the verge of fighting Wladimir Klitschko for the ultimate heavyweight supremacy, skeptics – as always, numbered in throngs – have doubted his character, mental power and willingness to fight the king of the division, often claiming that Povetkin was too afraid of a stature and power of the Ukrainian. Even after his spirited, if successful, showing against the champion, Povetkin hasn’t been praised for his mental toughness – and rightfully so, as he lost the fight with a record 15-point margin, which cannot be an indication of anything but the total domination of Klitschko.
WBC Silver heavyweight champion Carlos Takam (30-1-1, 23 KOs) went face to face with Russia's Alexander Povetkin (27-1, 19 KOs) at the final press conference. The two boxers will collide on Saturday night in Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia. Takam won the title in his last fight defeating Tony Thompson on points in June, in a bout that took place on the Marcel Cerdan de Houts de Seine Sports Palace in France. Povetkin is coming off an impressive KO of Manuel Charr, when he conquering the WBC International title. In the co-feature, cruiserweight Olympic gold medal winner Rakhim Chakhkiev (19-1, 14KOs) will take on former champion Giacobbe Fragomeni (32-4-2, 13KOs) for the vacant EBU cruiserweight title.
WBC Silver heavyweight champion Carlos Takam(30-1-1, 23 KOs), will defend his crown against Russia's Alexander Povetkin (27-1, 19 KOs) in downtown Moscow on Saturday night. Takam won the title in his last fight defeating Tony Thompson on points in June, in a bout that took place on the Marcel Cerdan de Houts de Seine Sports Palace in France. Povetkin is coming off an impressive knockout of Manuel Charr, conquering the WBC International title in the process.
Former WBA 'regular' heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (27-1, 19 KOs) was recently removed from the WBA's rankings, but for the Russian boxer's camp that is not a problem. Povetkin had the opportunity to fight for the interim-WBA title against Luis Ortiz, but decided to fight for the WBC international championship with Manuel Charr, whom he knocked out in the seventh. According to promoter Andrei Ryabinsky, their sole goal is to get a crack at the WBC belt. The title is currently held by Bermane Stiverne and he needs to face mandatory challenger Deontay Wilder.
According to World of Boxing promoter Andrei Ryabinsky, the contracts have been signed for Alexander Povetkin (27-0, 19KOs)to face Carlos Takam (30-1-1, 23KOs) on October 24th in Moscow. The likely venue is the Palace of Sports in Luzhniki. The fight will have Takam's WBC silver heavyweight championship at stake. The winner will move a big step forward in securing a shot at the WBC crown, which is currently held by Bermane Stiverne of Canada.
A heavyweight clash between former heavyweight titlist Alexander Povetkin and Carlos Takam is in the works for October 24, BoxingScene.com has learned Tuesday afternoon. The fight, once officially signed, will land in Moscow, Russia, with the WBC Silver heavyweight title at stake. The significance of the "title" on the line provides yet another contender in a growing list of heavyweights waiting for the winner of a yet-to-be-scheduled heavyweight clash between Bermane Stiverne and Deontay Wilder.