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Super middleweight contender Arthur Abraham commented on the possible bout between WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin. The Russian boxer has been the official IBF title contender since January 2008 and King Arthur thinks that he is wasting his time. He thinks Povetkin, a stablemate under German-based promotional company Sauerland Event, should fight for the title or move on.
Former WBA world light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik has stepped on the path of serious change. The Ukrainian left his promotional company Universum Box Promotion, and now he’s going to move up a division and plans to continue his boxing career in the United States. The boxer revealed his plans in an exclusive interview with BoxingScene.com.
Russian bantamweight Alexander Bakhtin (25-0, 11 KOs) soon may get a shot for a title bout. The manager of the boxer, Wladimir Hryunov, awaits for the outcome of the Hozumi Hasegawa-Fernando Montiel bout on April 30, and assumes that afterwards the Japanese fighter will move up in weight, and Bakhtin will be able to challenge for the vacant WBC bantamweight belt.
The negotiations between IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and official IBF title contender Alexander Povetkin are going to be interesting because the manager of the Russian boxer, Wladimir Hryunov, has already made a statement about both fighters having to go through doping tests before the bout.
Ukrainian cruiserweight prospect Ismayl Sillakh (11-0, 10 KOs) has started blog on Sport.ua website. In his recent entries, Sillakh wrote about his upcoming bout against Daniel Judah which will take place this weekend at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas on the undercard of Bernard Hopkins-Roy Jones Jr. fight.
The numerous interviews being conducted by WBA heavyweight champion David Haye has attracted the attention of the Klitschko brothers. Now both WBC heavyweight champion Vitali and IBF/IBO/WBO champion Wladimir want to meet the Briton in the ring more than anyone else. Though, as Vitali Klitschko explained in his interview to “Sport-Express”, they haven’t yet decided who is to face Haye first.
Heavyweight prospect Alexander Dimitrenko has decided on the date of his next fight but not on the opponent. Dimitrenko says that he’ll have a tune-up fight on May 22. It will be the first bout for the Ukrainian since his loss to Eddie Chambers last July. After that Dimitrenko plans to challenge the winner of Audley Harrison-Michael Sprott fight for the European title.
The manager of the official IBF heavyweight title contender Alexander Povetkin, Wladimir Hryunov, assumes that WBO/IBO/IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko may have a voluntary defense before the fight with the Russian. At the same time, it’s possible the Povetkin-Klitschko bout will take place in Moscow.
WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko commented on the recent knockout win by his brother Wladimir over Eddie Chambers. Wladimir retained his IBF, IBO and WBO belts. Vitali praised Eddie’s fitness which allowed him to last till the 12th round, but noted that the American should have been punished by the referee for his constant attempts at body slam.
IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko confessed that he really wanted to knock Eddie Chambers out so that no one would call their fight boring. The Ukrainian’s trainer Emanuel Steward also insisted on the early end of the fight.