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The manager for unbeaten Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin, Vladimir Hryunov, said his boxer is in the best shape of his entire career. Povetkin (21-0, 15 KOs) returns on August 27 in Germany against former champion Ruslan Chagaev (27-1-1, 17 KOs). The vacant WBA heavyweight title will be on the line, which became possible after unified champion Wladimir Klitschko was upgraded to the status of "super champion" by the WBA.
According to heavyweight contender Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KOs), he doesn't know anything about a planned return for the 14th of October in Berlin. The Cuban's return was announced by his promoter, Ahmet Oener, with the opponent being Varol Vekiloglu (18-2-1, 10 KOs).
Polish boxing legend Andrew Golota is not siding with his countryman, Tomasz Adamek, to defeat WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko on September 10 in Poland. Adamek's heavyweight run began in October 2009 when he knocked out Golota in five rounds. It was the final fight of Golota's career. He doesn't know how Adamek will overcome the size and strength.
Heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek (44-1, 28KOs) is preparing in Bushkill in Pennsylvania for his upcoming fight with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39KOs). The fight takes place on September 10 at Stadion Miejski in Wroclaw, Poland. Adamek has a strategy planned out, which includes avoiding Klitschko's big right, throwing fast combinations and making the bigger fighter work hard to deplete his stamina.
Undefeated heavyweight contender Mariusz Wach will not be facing unified champion Wladimir Klitschko in 2011. Both boxers have decided to go different routes, with Klitschko proceeding with another opponent in November and Wach returning in October. Wach (25-0, 13 KO) of North Bergen, NJ by way of Krakow, Poland is coming off his career best performance, a fourth round knockout of Kevin McBride last weekend.
31-year-old Mariusz Wach (25-0, 13 KOs), who last week crushed Kevin McBride (35-10-1, 29 KOs) with a brutal fourth round knockout, is going to climb in the WBC's heavyweight rankings. Wach, who previously sat at number 13, is going to crack the top ten with a "number nine" position. Wach's countryman, Tomasz Adamek, faces WBC heavyweight champion Vitlai Klitschko on September 10 in Poland.
There appears to be conflicting statements regarding Mariusz Wach (25-0, 13 KOs) being considered as a November opponent for unified heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko fight (56-3, 49 KOs). The manager of Klitschko, Bernd Boente, has told several portals that Wach is not being considered as an option for Wladimir in November, but Wach's promoter, Mariusz Kolodziej of Global Boxing, continues to stand by his word that Wladimir's adviser, Shelly Finkel, made contact to see if their side is interested in facing Wladimir in November.
WBC world cruiserweight champion Krzysztof "Diablo" Wlodarczyk (45-2-1, 32 KOs) has announced that he wants to defend his title in the fall. The 29-year-old boxer has already resumed training. Last Thursday, "Diablo" was taken to a hospital in Warsaw after an overdose of sedatives. He left the hospital two days later. Either in October or November, Wlodarczyk would like to face WBO champion Marco Huck (33-1, 24 KOs) or former champion Danny Green (31-4, 27 KOs).
Heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek (44-1, 28 KOs) is getting top sparring in his Pennsylvania training camp, as he prepares for the scheduled fight on September 10 in Wroclaw with WBC champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KOs). For a few days, Adamek sparred with undefeated Malik Scott (32-0, 11 KOs), and now he is sparring with Deontay Wilder (17-0, 17 KOs), the unbeaten bronze medalist of the Olympic Games in Beijing.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, WBC crusierweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (45-2-1, 32 KOs) was taken to hospital in Warsaw after an overdose of antidepressants. We have been advised that he left the facility earlier today and was taken to a center where psychologists will help him. According to doctors, the mental health of the Polish boxer has improved enough that it was justified to allow him to leave the hospital.