By Alexey Sukachev
Weights are set for tomorrow's night of action in Moscow, Russia, which will feature Alexander Povetkin's first fight of 2017 versus Ukrainian contender Andrey Rudenko for WBA/WBO international titles, as well as a return of former IBF/IBO light welterweight titleholder Eduard Troyanovskiy.
The weigh-in was highlighted by the presence of a number of local stars, including former world champions Denis Inkin and Ruslan Provodnikov, cruiserweight Dmitry Kudryashov and light heavyweight up-and-comer Dmitry Bivol.
Weigh-in results:
Alexander Povetkin 228.2 vs. Andrey Rudenko 236.9 - 12 rounds
Eduard Troyanovskiy 142.9 vs. Michele di Rocco 148.1 - 10 rounds
Andrey Afonin 240.5 vs. Yuri Bykhovtsev 213.7 - 8 rounds
Alexey Yegorov 199 vs. Carlos Ailton Nascimento 196.9 - 8 rounds
Sergey Lubkovich 149.1 vs. Gabor Gorbics 148.5 - 8 rounds
Svetlana Kulakova 135 vs. Milena Koleva 134.7 - 8 rounds
Valery Tretyakov 129.4 vs. Ruslan Berchuk 129
Evgueny Smirnov 127.8 vs. Andrey Isaev 128 - 8 rounds
The fight has been picked up by BoxNation in the UK.
Jim McMunn, BoxNation Managing Director, said: “The heavyweight division is amongst boxing’s most exciting. Alexander Povetkin has been touted as one of the division’s best for a while and he will now be hoping to prove that over the coming months. In Andriy Rudenko he faces a fighter who British fans will know from his clashes against Hughie Fury and Lucas Browne. He is a very capable and dangerous fighter on his day. BoxNation subscribers will be able to enjoy top heavyweight action once again on the channel when we broadcast this fight exclusively live on July 1st.”