Fight trainer and ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” commentator Teddy Atlas is preparing his fighter IBF/WBO #1 heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin (19-0, 14 KOs) of Russia who returns to the ring to take on IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KOs) of Ukraine on Saturday, September 11th at the 55,000-seat Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany in a 12-round heavyweight bout which is being presented by K2 Promotions read more ...

WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KOs) made the fourth defense of his heavyweight title with a ten round knockout of Albert Sosnowski (45-3-1, 27 KOs) at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. After the fight was over, there were only two names on Klitschko's mind for his next fight in the fall. The first was WBA heavyweight champion David Haye and the second is former champion Nikolai Valuev read more ...

IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester (33-3, 16 KOs) will make a second defence of his title in Neubrandenburg, Germany on June 5 when he takes on mandatory challenger Roman Karmazin (40-3, 26 KOs). Boxing-Online.com has caught up with the 29-year-old “Hurricane” ahead of what could be the most difficult fight of his career read more ...

You’re busy training for your next fight. How are things going? “I still hope that Audley Harrison will box me in the summer. I’m standing in the starting blocks. Since January I’ve been the mandatory challenger. I’m ready to go. Harrison recently underwent surgery as you have probably heard. “This was obviously not great news. I wish him a very speedy recovery read more ...

On November 22, 2007 «National Box Promotion» and Klitschko brothers combined their efforts and created a new promoting company – «K2 East Promotions». Everything seemed to be going well but at the bigining of February Vitaliy Klitschko decided to leave the project relinquishing his share in a company (according to mass media info, Klitschko had 51% of chartered capital). Vadym Bukhkalov, currently the sole owner of the company, agreed to comment on present situation for BOXNEWS.com.ua read more ...

“The bout was very spectacular, - told Karmazin to AllBoxing.ru. – "Boxing fans love such dramatic fights when through the pain and blood the fighters show their character. The spectators literally squealed with the excitement. Someone even walked to me and said: 'Well done, Roman! It was like the Rocky movie, only for real.' I know that when I get back to Russia read more ...

What's the latest and greatest, and when can we expect to see you back in the ring? I'll be returning on March 16th, I just had my first fight after almost 3 years off. I fought at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan, and I had a 1st round knockout over Marcus McGee. Unfortunately, I had a minor suspension, I'm sure you guys are familiar with and know about a minor suspension read more ...

The former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev shared his opinion on the upcoming bout between the owner of the WBC belt Vitali Klitschko and Kevin Johnson. The American used to be Valuev's sparring-partner, that's why he knows Johnson well enough. “When I was preparing for the bout with Monte Barrett I worked with Johnson in Chicago, - told Valuev to Blik newspaper read more ...

Two-time and reigning World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolai “The Russian Giant” Valuev isn’t letting constant trash- talking by 3-time world cruiserweight champion David “The Haymaker” Haye get into his head as he makes final preparations for Saturday’s “David vs. Goliath” world title fight being broadcast in North America live on Pay-Per-View from Nuremberg, Germany read more ...

Jack Loew: If you can't make a fist, and you're not 100%, I'm not going to put him in there. He didn't heal as quick as the doctors thought it was going to be. The bottom line is, I'm not a doctor. I don't know the medical reason why it's not closing. When we get medically cleared, we can fight. That's all I can really say about it read more ...