Alexander Povetkin: record, next fight and profile →
Vladimir Hrynov, who acts as Alexander Povetkin’s chief manager, acknowledged that the WBA heavyweight champion of the world (23-0, 16 KOs) could fight WBO cruiserweight king Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KOs) on February 25 in Germany.
WBA "regular" heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin held a press conference with the media in Moscow, Russia. Most of the questions were related to last Saturday's defense of his title against Cedric Boswell in Helsinki, Finland. Povetking knocked Boswell out in six rounds to retain his title for the first time. Other questions were related to his future opponents for 2012. Povetkin and his team are waiting to sort out the situation with the WBA, who mandated former two time heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman as the mandatory challenger to the title. Photos by Allboxing.ru.
This past Saturday in Helsinki, WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck caused quite a stir when he appeared at Alexander Povetkin's post-fight press conference and issued a challenge to the WBA's "regular" heavyweight champion. Huck wants to move up in weight to challenge for a heavyweight title. Last month he verbally attacked both Klitschko brothers, Wladimir and Vitali. Both brothers brushed off his challenge. Povetkin, however, has no problem with facing Huck.
Wilfried Sauerland, promoter of WBA "regular" heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin doesn't understand why the king of the division, Wladimir Klitschko, is going to postpone a planned fight with Jean Marc Mormeck to a new date in 2012. After getting surgery to remove a kidney stone on Saturday, Wladimir withdrew from Saturday's scheduled defense with Mormeck. Wladimir is likely going to face the former cruiserweight champion on March 3rd. Sauerland states that Povetkin's opponent from last Saturday, Cedric Boswell, is a better opponent than Mormeck and he would probably beat the French fighter.
Teddy Atlas, trainer of WBA "regular" heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (23-0, 16KOs), would prefer to have to his boxer face British/Commonwealth champion Tyson Fury (17-0, 12KOs) - and not WBA mandatory challenger Hasim Rahman (50-7-2, 31KOs). Last Saturday in Helsinki, Povetkin made the first defense of his title by knocking out heavyweight veteran Cedric Boswell in six rounds.
WBA "regular" world heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (23-0, 16 KOs) has a lot of challengers lining up to face him. Within an hour after knocking out Cedric Boswell on Saturday night in Helsinki, Povetkin was challenged by popular WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KOs). Povetkin's next fight is likely against the WBA's mandatory contender, 39-year-old former two-time champion Hasim Rahman (50-7-2, 41 KOs).
In a recent interview with the “Soviet Sport” media agency, top Russian promoter Vladimir Hrunov, who also acts as heavyweight Alexander Povetkin’s chief manager, fired back at WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck, who publicly challenged the WBA "regular" titleholder after Saturday’s victory over Cedric Boswell in Helsinki.
Helsinki, Finland - On Saturday night, Alexander Povetkin retained the WBA "regular" heavyweight title with an eight round knockout over Cedric Boswell in what was his best performance since the win over Eddie Chambers. Povetkin had some trouble with Boswell in the first but dominated from then on finally hurting the challenger with a left hook and then knocking him out with a right at 2:58. Boswell was trailing 70-63 on two cards and 69-64 on the third after seven.
German promoter Wilfried Sauerland of Sauerland Event is gromming his two heavyweight stars, Alexander Povetkin and Robert Helenius, to become the next generation to rule the division. The championship brothers, Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, hold a dominating grasp on the entire division. Sauerland is not going to chase the Klitschkos, because the lack of credible opponents will force the Klitschkos to pursue Povetkin and Helenius.
In a bout between two light-hitting welterweights, 27-year old local boy Jussi Koivula (10-0, 3 KOs) got the better of Spanish national champion Jose Del Rio (12-3, 4 KOs), 26, over four hard-working and not entirely thrilling rounds. Koivula was the aggressor and he also landed bigger punches but the Spaniard defended himself well, although he wasn't active enough to get many points for his doings. Scores were: 80-72 (twice) and 78-75 - for Koivula. BoxingScene had it 79-74 - also for the Finn.