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It’s a heavy night tonight, with boxing being dominated by three former Olympic super-heavyweight champions.
At the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, 20,000 fans – including President ***** and former Olympic and World Champion Lennox Lewis- witnessing Wladimir Klitschko, gold medallist at Atlanta in 1996, defend his four versions of the world heavyweight crown against unbeaten local Alex Povetkin, who topped the rostrum in Athens eight years later.
This is the first instance of two champions from the heaviest Olympic weight category colliding in a title fight since 1964 Tokyo king Joe Frazier was smoked in two rounds by 1968 Mexico City champ George Foreman in Kingston, Jamaica in January 1973.
Tonight’s action, which is televised live and exclusive on BoxNation in the UK, represents easily the stiffest test to Klitschko dominance for many years.
For a start, it is the first time King Wlad has been forced to fight on a rival promotion, after Povetkin’s promoter Vlad Khryunov’s group tendered the second highest purse bid in history – a whopping $23million – to provide his fellow Russian with home advantage. Those sitting ringside will have stumped up $9000 per brief for the privilege! [Click Here To Read More]
At the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, 20,000 fans – including President ***** and former Olympic and World Champion Lennox Lewis- witnessing Wladimir Klitschko, gold medallist at Atlanta in 1996, defend his four versions of the world heavyweight crown against unbeaten local Alex Povetkin, who topped the rostrum in Athens eight years later.
This is the first instance of two champions from the heaviest Olympic weight category colliding in a title fight since 1964 Tokyo king Joe Frazier was smoked in two rounds by 1968 Mexico City champ George Foreman in Kingston, Jamaica in January 1973.
Tonight’s action, which is televised live and exclusive on BoxNation in the UK, represents easily the stiffest test to Klitschko dominance for many years.
For a start, it is the first time King Wlad has been forced to fight on a rival promotion, after Povetkin’s promoter Vlad Khryunov’s group tendered the second highest purse bid in history – a whopping $23million – to provide his fellow Russian with home advantage. Those sitting ringside will have stumped up $9000 per brief for the privilege! [Click Here To Read More]
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