Team Sauerland have laughed off complaints from promoter Lou DiBella, who called Alexander Povetkin's fourth round KO over Taurus Sykes a “disgrace to boxing”. DiBella insisted a meeting with his fighter Israel Garcia would have promised far more excitement but fell through due to monetary reasons. “Those claims are absolutely ridiculous,” Sauerland managing director Chris Meyer said. “First of all, you have to give read more ...

Alexander Povetkin (16-0, 12 KOs) made his last steps towards Wladimir Klitschko an easy one destroying Taurus Sykes (25-5-1, 7 KOs) in the fourth round. Povetkin started the first round slowly but delivered a huge counter right at the end of the stanza. The second round saw Povetkin in a hot pursuit. Sykes was down after White Lion’s combo not long before the bell rang, but referee Alexander Kalinkin didn’t rule it as a knockdown read more ...

Alexander Povetkin (15-0, 11 KOs) claimed he is taking one step at a time ahead of this weekend´s fight against Taurus Sykes. The 2004 Olympic gold medal winner faces “The Bull” in his home city of Chekhov, Russia on Saturday night. If Povetkin defeats his American opponent, he will be in for a showdown with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Povetkin became the IBF´s mandatory challenger in January after defeating Chris Byrd read more ...

According to Russian news agency, Kommersant, Alexander Povetkin (15-0, 11KOs) will face Taurus Sykes (25-4-1, 7KOs) on July 19 at the Olympiyskiy Sports Palace in Chekhov, Russia. Povetkin is the mandatory to current IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, who faces Tony Thompson (the WBO mandatory) in July. Povetking would face Klitschko, provided he wins, in the fall read more ...