Povetkin and Perez to do battle on Friday for a shot at Deontay Wilder
On Friday, heavyweights Alexander Povetkin and Mike Perez will go head to head in Moscow, Russia for the opportunity to face WBC titlist Deontay Wilder.
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Dougie’s Friday mailbag
Fans from around the globe share their thoughts on the Keith Thurman-Robert Guerrero welterweight fight, the “PBC on NBC,” Roman Gonzalez, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., mythical matchups and much more in this week’s Friday mailbag. Enjoy!
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Dougie’s Friday mailbag
Readers share their thoughts and opinions on the significance of the Hopkins-Kovalev fight, Dougie’s “demeaning” of Floyd Mayweather and Andre Ward, Naseem Hamed’s hall of fame merits, Alexander Povetkin’s potential, Gennady Golovkin’s weight and Ward’s inactivity in this week’s Friday mailbag.
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Alexander Povetkin flattens Carlos Takam in 10th
Heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin scored his second straight knockout against Carlos Takam on Friday, flattening the respected fringe contender in the 10th-round at the Luzhniki Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia.
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Lem’s latest: Alexander Povetkin stops Manuel Charr in Round 7
Once-beaten heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin rebounded from his decision loss to RING champ Wladimir Klitschko by stopping Manuel Charr at the 1:09 mark of Round 7 on Friday in Moscow.
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Manuel Charr announces he will face Alexander Povetkin on May 30
Once-beaten former heavyweight title challengers Manuel Charr and Alexander Povetkin will meet on May 30 in Moscow, Charr announced on Friday, according to several reports.
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Manager: Sergey Kovalev ‘is not a racist’
WBO light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev’s reference to African Americans as “dark-skinned people” during a Russian-language interview was not meant as a negative “for black persons,” according to his manager, Egis Klimas.
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Sergey Kovalev eyes March return, Adonis Stevenson
WBO light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev could return to the ring in Moscow as early as March, accordingto his manager, Egis Klimas. Kovalev says he wants to fight RING champ Adonis Stevenson in 2014.
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Magomed Abdusalamov to begin rehabilitation on Monday
Magomed Abdusalamov is expected to begin rehabilitation on Monday, according to his promoter, Nathan Lewkowicz.
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Wladimir Klitschko’s WBO mandatory is Leapai
RING heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has been mandated by the WBO to face Alex Leapai, who scored a unanimous decision over the sanctioning organization’s previous No. 1 contender, Denis Boytsov, last month.
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