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.