Povetkin/Barret in June?

[jcarr71]

Rising heavyweight prospect Alexander Povetkin (11-0, 9 KOs), the 2004 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist, is continuing his ambitious schedule. Povetkin, who already has faced quality competition through his first 11 bouts, next faces Canada's Patrice L'Heureux (20-3, 12 KOs) in Bamberg, Germany on May 26. A victory in that bout will propel Povetkin, 27, into a June bout with longtime contender Monte Barrett (31-5, 17 KOs), who gave then-titlist Nikolai Valuev a solid fight last fall. "After winning everything as an amateur, I am eager to be successful as a professional fighter, too," he said.

- Dan Rafael, http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=2873436


Wow. Povetkin is certainly looking for big things soon here. Monte Barret is no legit contender, but he is an absolutely outstandingly difficult opponent for a big prospect in this 13th pro fight. If he fights Barret at fight 13, is he looking for a title shot by say fight 17?

[lowblow]

They have hinm fighting in May AND June

[Kayjay's Ghost]

This seems almost too ambitious; you can't get any different than the matchmaking for the American heavies.

[Steelhammer86]

Here's a Povetkin video:

https://www.youtube.com/user/AlexanderPovetkin