Alexander Povetkin

Deontay Wilder is going to get knocked out by Povetkin, says Lucas Browne

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1-DEONTAY WILDER-MEDIA WORKOUT-9559By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Lucas Browne (22-0, 19 KOs) thinks WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) will be getting knocked out next year when he defends his title against his #1 WBC mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin.

Wilder has a voluntary defense he’ll be taking on September 26th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chris Arreola is one of the potential opponents or his fight. But after that, Wilder will need to get down to business in defending his title against Povetkin.

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Deontay Wilder says Povetkin is like Stiverne all over again

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wilder5555(Photo credit: Sumio Yamada) By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) isn’t too worried about fighting his No.1 WBC challenger Alexander Povetkin (29-1, 21 KOs) in the near future. Wilder says that Povetkin is like another Bermane Stiverne, a 6’2” fighter that Wilder defeated by a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision earlier this year in January.

Stiverne, as good as he is as a fighter, just wasn’t tall enough to land his hard power shots against Wilder. If Stiverne was 6’6” or 6’7”, he would have had a chance of winning, but he didn’t have the arm length or the height to connect to Wilder’s jaw.

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Deontay Wilder looking forward to Alexander Povetkin fight

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Image: Deontay Wilder looking forward to Alexander Povetkin fightBy Scott Gilfoid: After his beautiful four-knockdown, 9th round knockout victory over a game challenge Eric Molina (23-3, 17 KOs) last Saturday, WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) says he’s now ready for his #1 WBC mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (29-1, 21 KOs) in what could be the 29-year-old Wilder’s next fight later this year.

Povetkin, 35, recently defeated the tough as nails Mike Perez by a 1st round knockout victory in their WBC heavyweight eliminator bout last May to set up his shot aginst Wilder.

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Wilder v Povetkin will show us who is best of the rest

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povetkin4543By Gav Duthie: He didn’t need to prove anything to me but hopefully Alexander Povetkin 29-1 (21) has shown he is at present the second best heavyweight on the planet. The Russian took just 91 seconds to dispatch the normally durable Cuban Mike Perez. I had Povetkin as one of my top 5 boxers of 2014 and he has started 2015 just as brightly.

It is rare for a fighter to recover so well after a demoralizing loss to Wladimir Klitschko but Povetkin has surely climbed back up to the best of the rest status.

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Mike Perez’s loss to Povetkin has his career outlook looking bleak

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perez45By Allan Fox: #2 WBC Mike Perez (21-2, 13 KOs) went into Friday’s WBC heavyweight eliminator bout against Alexander Povetkin (29-1, 21 KOs) with the possibility of winning the fight and becoming the mandatory challenger to WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.

A victory over Povetkin would had led to the 29-year-old Perez getting a nice payday against Wilder, and given him a shot at winning the WBC world title. But after getting blitzed by Povetkin in losing by a 1st round knockout, Perez’s career is not looking good at this point.

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Deontay Wilder congratulates Povetkin on win over Perez

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By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) took time out on Friday to congratulate Alexander Povetkin (29-1, 21 KOs) for his 1st round knockout victory over Mike Perez (21-2-1, 13 KOs) in their WBC heavyweight eliminator today at the Luzhniki, in Moscow, Russia. In what was supposed to have been a competitive fight, Povetkin knocked Perez down twice in the 1st round in getting a lightning fast KO.

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Povetkin destroys Perez; Chakhkiev stops Wright

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By Jim Dower: Former WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (29-1, 21 KOs) made short work of #2 WBC contender Mike Perez (21-2-1, 13 KOs) in knocking him out in the 1st round on Friday night in their WBC heavyweight title eliminator bout at the Luzhniki, in Moscow, Russia.

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Alexander Povetkin – Mike Perez tomorrow night in Moscow, Russia

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povetkin123By Allan Fox: Tomorrow night, #1 WBC Alexander Povetkin (28-1, 20 KOs) will be facing #2 WBC Mike Perez (21-1-1, 13 KOs) on May 22nd in a World Boxing Council heavyweight title eliminator bout at the Luzhniki, in Moscow, Russia.

The winner of the Povetkin vs. Perez clash will be the WBC mandatory challenger for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. The 35-year-old Povetkin has to be seen as the favorite in this fight because he’s looked better in his last couple of fights, and he’s done better than Perez.

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Alexander Povetkin vs. Mike Perez to be shown on WatchESPN/ESPN2 this Friday, May 22nd

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povetkin41By Allan Fox: This Friday, May 22nd, #1 WBC Alexander Povetkin (28-1, 20 KOs) will be facing #2 WBC Mike Perez (21-1-1, 13 KOs) in a WBC heavyweight eliminator in a fight that will be streamed on WatchESPN and televised on ESPN2 on tape delay.

The Povetkin-Perez fight will be staged at the Luzhniki, in Moscow, Russia. The winner of the fight will become the WBC mandatory challenger for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs). It’ll give Wilder by far his toughest test of his career because he didn’t get much of a fight last January against a dehydrated Bermane Stiverne.

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Alexander Povetkin vs. Mike Perez on May 22nd in Moscow, Russia

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povetkin565By Allan Fox: #1 WBC heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin (28-1, 20 KOs) will be looking to cement his position as the top contender for the WBC title when he faces #2 WBC Mike Perez (21-1, 13 KOs) on May 22nd in a WBC heavyweight eliminator bout at the Luzhniki Arena in Moscow, Russia.

The winner of this fight will become the WBC mandatory challenger to champion Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs).

For the 35-year-old former WBA heavyweight champion and 2004 super heavyweight Olympic gold medalist Povetkin this is his second consecutive tough match-up.

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