Povetkin to face Wawrzyk in next fight?

madballster · Apr 6, 2013

RonnieHornschuh said: ↑

Wawrzyk really isn't blessed with the best genetics for an athlete.
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Perfect match-up for Pofatkin.

Manning · Apr 7, 2013

MOSCOW, April 6 (R-Sport) - WBA heavyweight regular champion Alexander Povetkin is likely to take a voluntary defense May 17 while he waits to fight Wladimir Klitschko, Povetkins manager told R-Sport on Saturday.
Povetkin would join a Moscow fight card currently headed by WBA cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedevs bout with champion in recess Guillermo Jones, a bout which Povetkins manager Vlad Hrunov is also involved in organizing.
We have the intention to undertake one more fight for Alexander before the bout with Wladimir Klitschko, Hrunov said.

He added that the fight could be something of a training exercise in how to fight Klitschko.
One of the priorities in selecting an opponent, expressed by [Povetkins] coach Kostya Tszyu, the opponent must be comparable in size to the younger of the Klitschko brothers [Wladimir], Hrunov said.

This will allow us to build the training process in such a way as to use the results also in the run-up to the fight with Klitschko.
Hrunov added he is waiting for the WBA to approve the title defense.
IBF, WBO and WBA super champion Klitschko and mandatory challenger Povetkin had been due to fight in the first quarter of 2013 before the WBA abruptly changed tack to allow Klitschko another voluntary defense.
As a result, Klitschko will fight unbeaten Argentine Francesco Pianeta in Mannheim, Germany, on May 4.
Klitschko and Povetkin must fight by the end of August under WBA rules, but Hrunov said he was in no hurry to arrange the fight before both have completed their voluntary defenses.
I am in solidarity with the opinion of [Klitschkos manager] Bernd Boente. First you need to wait for the results of the fights of Wladimir and Alexander, he said.

And only after that get on with organizing the purse bids for the right to host the fight. You need to respect both the fighters and the spectators.
Povetkin has twice previously pulled out of fights against Klitschko after a contract was signed.
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