Alexander Povetkin: record, next fight and profile →
Former heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev is upset with trainer Teddy Atlas. He says the well-known trainer dumped WBA "regular" champion Alexander Povetkin in favor of making money through his television deal as an ESPN analyst.
WBA Heavyweight Champion Alexander Povetkin (23-0, 16 KOs) and WBO Cruiserweight Champion Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KOs) faced the media today at the final press conference ahead of their showdown in Stuttgart on Saturday night.
WBO Cruiserweight Champion Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KOs) has predicted a KO victory over WBA Heavyweight Champion Alexander Povetkin (23-0, 16 KOs) when they clash at Stuttgart´s Porsche Arena on Saturday night. Photos by Andreas Sauer.
Kalle Sauerland, promoter of "regular" WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin or Russia, and the WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck of Germany, expects a very interesting battle when his two boxers collide on February 25th in Stuttgart, Germany.
Newly crowned European cruiserweight champion Alexander Alekseev (23-2, 20KOs) doesn't see any possible way for fellow cruiser Marco Huck to defeat WBA "regular" heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin on February 25th in Germany. Huck, the WBO champion at cruiser, moves up in weight. The only reason this fight is taking place, in the opinion of Alekseev, is because it presents Huck with the opportunity to take a direct road to a world title shot.
WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KOs) has the gift of gab. He took a shot at Alexander Povetkin's former trainer, Teddy Atlas of the United States. Huck challenges Povetkin (23-0, 16 KOs) for the WBA's "regular" heavyweight title on February 25th in Germany. Atlas guided Povetkin to a world championship in 2011, but a dispute over the training camp location was the cause for Atlas to remain in the United States, while Povetkin trains in Russia under experienced coach Alexander Zimin.
WBO world cruiserweight champion Marco Huck of Germany is training hard for his upcoming battle against the WBA's "regular" world champion at heavyweight, Russian Olympian Alexander Povetkin. And while experts from boxing are very skeptical about the German's chances, he is confident of victory. Today, Marco had another session with his sparring partner from the Czech Republic. The fight takes place on February 25 at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany.
WBA "regular" heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin is busting up his sparring partners, as he prepares to defend his title against WBO cruiserweight king Marco Huck on February 25th in Stuttgart, Germany. Huck challenged Povetkin last year and promised the local Germany public that he plans to snatch the heavyweight crown. Huck will be the underdog on paper, but a heavy favorite to among the arena fans. Povetkin is not one to take unnecesary chances. He wants to knock Huck out.
Manager Vladimir Hyrunov is very upset with a recent story that he says is "100% false." In the Russian press, several statements have been published from Emanuel Steward, trainer for WBO/IBO/WBA/IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko, where Steward discussed a past meeting with Hyrunov.
Marco Huck's moment of truth is approaching very quickly. On the 25th of February, the WBO cruiserweight champion will attempt to make history at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany - when he challenges Alexander Povetkin (23-0, 16KOs) for the WBA "regular" heavyweight title.