W. Klitschko Back in The Fall: Boente on The Possible Foes
WBO/IBF/WBA/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (58-3, 51KOs) will return in the fall, on a date in November or December, according to the champion's manager Bernd Boente.
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Universum Says Chagaev Still Owes One More Fight
Universum Promotions have confirmed the departure of former WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev. The two sides agreed to terminate his contract. It was reported that Chagaev would secure a position on the Felix Sturm-Daniel Geale undercard on September 1 in Germany, but not according to Universum. The promotional company states that Chagaev still owes them a fight and they intend to use him on a planned September event in Moscow.
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Povetkin Denies That He's Running From a Klitschko Fight
WBA "regular" heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (24-0, 16KOs) has denied some of the recently published comments on the internet, where the Klitschko brothers have claimed that he's running from a potential fight. Povetkin is waiting for a new date for his mandatory fight with former WBC champion Hasim Rahman. Once the mandatory obligation is out of the way, he wants to fight either Klitschko, but he expects to come face to face with younger brother, IBO/WBA/WBO/IBF champion Wladimir, before a fight with Vitali.
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Charr: I'm Going To Be Rocky, Vitali Will Be Drago
Undefeated contender Manuel Charr (21-0, 11 KOs) is looking to replay a famous motion picture battle, straight from the Rocky series. Charr wants to play the role of Rocky Balboa and WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (44-2, 40 KOs) will play the role of Ivan Drago, the unbeatable Soviet machine.
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Team Povetkin: Late Notice Huck Rematch is Impossible
The "regular" world champion of WBA, heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin of Russia, is looking for a replacement opponent for his July comeback. WBO cruiserweight king Marco Huck has offered to step in on late notice and says he can "wear pajamas to the fight and still beat Povetkin." Povetkin won a close controversial decision over Huck in February. Following the loss, Huck moved back down to cruiser and fought Ola Afolabi to a twelve round draw on May 5th. Povetkin was going to battle Hasim Rahman who withdrew with injury.
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Manuel Charr: Vitali is My Idol, But I Will Break Him!
Undefeated contender Manuel Charr (21-0, 11 KOs) is hoping to send WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (44-2, 40 KOs) into retirement on September 8th fight at the Olympisky Sport Hall in Moscow, Russia.
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Wlodarczyk Confident He Would Have Finished Roy Jones
WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (46-2-1, 33 KOs) sat at the Atlas Arena in Lodz and watched Saturday's fight between former four division champion Roy Jones Jr. (55-8, 40 KOs) and undefeated Pawel Glazewski (17-1, 4 KOs).
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Klitschko vs Charr, Sturm vs Geale Details Coming Out
The details are finally coming together, according to several sources, for two big shows in the fall. Based on the current discussions, WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (37-2-1, 16KOs) is going to return on September 1 against IBF beltholder Daniel Geale (27-1, 15KOs) on September 1 in Oberhausen, Germany.
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Artur Szpilka Says Jaw Was Broken in McCline Victory
According to rising Polish heavyweight contender Artur Szpilka (12-0, 9KOs), his jaw was broken in two places during Saturday night's ten round unanimous decision over veteran Jameel McCline (43-12-3, 24 KOs) in Lodz. The scores were 98-93, 98-94, 97-94. Szpilka says the injury took place in the sixth round of the fight.
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Alexander Povetkin Could Return on July 21 in Moscow
According to manager and promoter Vladimir Hryunov, WBA "regular" heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (24-0, 16KOs) may possibly return on July 21 in Moscow, Russia. Povetkin was going to face mandatory challenger Hasim Rahman on July 14th in Hamburg, but the event was canceled when Rahman withdrew with a training injury.
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