Chagaev, Chakhkiev, Braehmer on Sartison-Balzsay Bill
Universum announced the main fights for their "Fight Night" card, scheduled for April 21 at the Messe-und Kongresshalle in Schwerin.
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Rakhim Chakhkiev Hopes To Return By March or April
WBC Baltic cruiserweight champion Rakhim Chakhkiev (12-0, 9KOs) told Championat that he hopes to return to action in March or April of this year. As BoxingScene.com previously reported, Chakhkiev had elbow surgery last Thursday in Germany. The Olympic gold medalist is going to build his career to a new level in the next twelve months. He wants to fight one of the champions at 200-pounds by the start of 2013.
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Rakhim Chakhkiev To Have Elbow Surgery on Thursday
Olympic gold medal winner and top cruiserweight contender, Rakhim Chakhkiev (12-0, 9Kos), is reportedly going to undergo elbow surgery on Thursday in Boberg, Germany. No information has been provided on how long it will take for the talented boxer to recover. Chakhkiev returns from the most impressive win of his career, a ten round unanimous decision over Alexander Kotlobay (21-3), which happened on Saturay in Hamburg.
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Braehmer, Chagaev, Chakhkiev, Boytsov Secure Wins
Hamburg, Germany, Grand Elysee Hotel - Featherweight Marcel Mayerdiercks (20-0, 5KOs) outscored Brazlian Roberto Santos de Jesus over eight.
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Rakhim Chakhkiev Ready For Marco Huck Right Now
Waldemar Kluch, CEO of Universum, believes Olympic champion and cruiserweight contender Rakhim Chakhkiev (11-0, 9KOs) is ready to face WBO champion Marco Huck (34-1, 25KOs) right now. Chakhkiev will face Alexander Kotlobay later tonight in Hamburg, Germany. Huck, however, will rise to the heavyweight division on February 25th to challenge WBA "regular" heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin.
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Chakhkiev Sparring With Rusiewicz For The Kotlobay Bout
On the 28th of January at the five-star luxury hotel Grand Elysee in Germany, undefeated cruiserweight prospect Rakhim "The Machine" Chakhkiev (11-0, 9KOs) will get his toughest test to date in WBC Baltic champion Alexander Kotlobay (21-2-1, 15KOs). Chakhkiev has started training hard at Universum's new gym in Hamburg. The young prospect is sparring with several boxers, including his former rival Lukasz Rusiewicz (10-11, 3KOs). Chakhkiev fought Rusiewicz twice, in July 2010 and December 2010, and twice the Polish fighter was able to last the distance.
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Rakhim Chakhkiev Faces Alexander Kotlobay on Jan. 28?
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.
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Chagaev, Boytsov, Braehmer, Arslan Return on Jan. 28
Universum is planning a huge card on the 28th of January at the 5-star luxury hotel Grand Elysee in Moorweide, Hamburg. On the card will be several returns, including former WBO light heavyweight champion Jurgen Bräehmer (36-2, 29KOs) who returns from an 18 month layoff. Also cruiserweight world champion Firat Arslan (31-5-1, 20KOs). Heavyweight hope Denis Boytsov (29 0, 24KOs) will be in actiona, Olympic cruiserweight Rakhim Chakhkiev (11 0, 9KOs) and former heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (27-2-1, 17KOs) will return for the first time since the decision loss to Alexander Povetkin.
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Rakhim Chakhkiev: I Would Knock Marco Huck Out!
Unbeaten cruiserweight Rakhim "The Machine" Chakhkiev (11-0, 9KOs) has placed a target on the WBO champion Marco Huck, who may move up to the heavyweight division. After his recent title defense, Huck discussed the possibility of leaving the cruiserweight class to pursue possible fights against the Klitschko brothers.
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Rakhim Chakhkiev Eyes Return in November, December
Recently, undefeated Russian cruiserweight bomber Rakhim Chakhkiev (10-0, 8 KOs), who was coming off a huge knockout win over durable journeyman and former amateur star Michael Simms, reflected on his victory and gave some tips about his future in an exclusive talk with Allboxing’s Yuri Tarantin.
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