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Klitschko, Povetkin Have No Objections To Officials

•Sep 30, 2013

Veteran official Luis Pabòn has been appointed as third man for this weekend’s lineal heavyweight championship between Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin in Moscow, Russia. Pabòn presides over a predominantly North American officiating panel. Two of the three ringside judges for the bout–Glenn Feldman and Ted Gizma–hail from the United States. The third of the three-person panel is Phillippe Verbeke, from Belgium. Depending on which strand of lineage you follow, this marks either the eighth defense of the lineal championship for Klitschko (60-3, 51KO), or his first genuine World title fight. Boxingscene.com traces Klitschko’s claim to the lineal championship to his stoppage win over Ruslan Chagaev in June ’09.

Photos: Wladimir Klitschko Finishes Up His Training Strong

Boxing Photos

•Sep 30, 2013

WBO/IBO/WBA/IBF unified heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has finished up his final days of training camp as he heads into one of the biggest and most anticipated heavyweight titles fights of the last few years. After being canceled twice since 2008, Wladimir will finally meet undefeated challenger Alexander Povetkin. The two Olympic gold medal winners will collide on Saturday night at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia. Photos by Michael Sterlingeaton.

BoxNation Update; Smith Brothers Tripleheader is Set

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•Sep 26, 2013

The Channel Of Champions, BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/Virgin Ch. 546), is delighted to announce that it will show the year’s biggest heavyweight fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin live and exclusive in the UK. Klitschko, regarded as the world’s best heavyweight, puts his WBO/IBF/WBA Super/IBO World titles on the line in his hardest and riskiest fight to date against the undefeated challenger Povetkin, who holds the regular WBA world title, on Saturday 5th October at the Olimpyskiy Arena in Moscow. Not only does it pit two world champions against each other, but two Olympic Champions with Klitschko winning gold for Ukraine in 1996 and Povetkin capturing gold for Russia in 2004.

Photos: Klitschko Putting in Work For Povetkin Battle

Boxing Photos

•Sep 25, 2013

WBO/IBO/WBA/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is preparing hard for his scheduled defense against undefeated mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin, scheduled for October 5th at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia. The battle has been postponed twice over the years, but finally the two Olympic gold medal winners are going to battle in the ring for the world crown. Photos by Michael Sterlingeaton and Lorenz Baader.

Glazkov Sparring With Wladimir Klitschko in Austria

Ruslan Chikov

•Sep 25, 2013

28-year-old Ukrainian heavyweight Vyacheslav Glazkov is currently in Austria, where he is serving as a sparring partner to WBA/IBF/IBO/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, who defends his titles on October 5th in Moscow, Russia against "regular" WBA champion Alexander Povetkin. Meanwhile, November 16 is the most important fight in his career of Glazkov, who faces former two division world champion Tomasz Adamek. The winner of that fight will be guaranteed a second place ranking under the IBF. The ranking position is currently vacant.

Ismayl Sillakh Breaks Down Klitschko vs. Povetkin

Yuri Tarantin

•Sep 24, 2013

Russian cruiserweight contender Ismayl Sillakh gave his take on the huge heavyweight fight between WBO/IBO/IBF/WBA champion Wladimir Klitschko (60-3, 51KOs) and undefeated challenger Alexander Povetkin (26-0, 18KOs), taking place on October 5th at Olympic Stadium in Moscow Russia. The first time ever that two Olympic gold medal winners battle for the heavyweight gold in Russia.

Wach Finished With Haye, On His Way To Povetkin

Luke Furman

•Sep 20, 2013

Polish heavyweight giant Mariusz Wach (27-1, 15 KOs) is a busy man these days, even without fighting. Wach has looked strong in the UK while helping two-division champion David Haye (26-2, 24 KOs) for his fight with Tyson Fury on September 28th. Now Wach is making plans to fly over to Russia, where the giant-sized boxer is going to join the training camp of Alexander Povetkin (26-0, 18 KOs). On October 5th in Moscow, Povetkin will challenge WBO/IBO/WBA/IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko (60-3, 51 KOs).

Imminent trip to Moscow is “the one” for Klitschko

Lyle Fitzsimmons

•Sep 10, 2013

By Lyle Fitzsimmons - When all eyes are trained on mid-ring at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas this weekend, what could be the most important fight in the sport this year will actually be three more weeks away. On Oct. 5 in Moscow, consensus heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko gets another chance to prove himself more than a Ukrainian automaton when he faces consensus No. 1 challenger and dubious title claimant Alexander Povetkin at the stadium originally built for the 1980 Summer Olympics. The fight will mark Klitschko’s 15th defenses of the IBF and IBO titles he won from Chris Byrd in 2006, the 11th defense of the WBO crown he grabbed from Sultan Ibragimov two years later and the fifth risk of the WBA “super” belt he captured from David Haye in 2011. Povetkin will walk to the ring with the WBA’s suspect “regular” jewelry, which he acquired via 12-round decision over Ruslan Chagaev – exactly two years, two months and seven days after Klitschko had stopped the German-based Uzbekistan native in nine rounds.

Klitschko-Povetkin: Rakhim Chakhkiev to Face Giulian Ilie

Alexey Sukachev

•Sep 5, 2013

By Alexey Sukachev and Yuri Tarantin (Allboxing.ru) According to Team Chakhkiev, their protégé and the recent cruiserweight world title challenger will take on Romanian journeyman / fringe contender Giulian Ilie in his comeback fight following a disappointing June setback against WBC champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk. The 30-year old Olympic heavyweight gold medalist in Beijing, with a record of 16-1, 12 KOs, as a pro, and his 36-year old counterpart are scheduled for a ten-rounder. Chakhkiev is rated #5 by the WBC and IBF, and #15 by the WBA. Ilie (20-6-2, 6 KOs) has previously scored several upset losses, has never been stopped and is 2-0 this year following two back-to-back losses in 2012. He seems to be a legitimate opponent for Chakhkiev and can test his confidence following the recent loss.

Klitschko vs. Povetkin Card: Chagaev Will Face Pudar

Alexey Sukachev

•Aug 27, 2013

According to Timur Dugazaev, a manager of former WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (31-2-1, 20 KOs), his protégé will fight next on Oct. 5 as a part of a huge Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alexander Povetkin Moscow showdown, promoted by Andrey Ryabinskiy in assistance with Vladimir Hryunov at Olimpiyskiy Palace of Sports. Chagaev, 34, who is presently rated #5 by the IBF and #8 by the WBA, will take on rugged Bosnia-born Serbia Jovo Pudar (30-3, 17 KOs) for the WBA I/C and Pudar’s PABA titles. According to Dugazaev, the winner of the fight will oppose WBA #2 ranked Cuban Luis Ortiz (19-0, 16 KOs) in a bout either for a vacant WBA “Regular” title or, in case of a draw in the main event, for the WBA interim heavyweight championship (WBA #1 rated contender is David Haye).