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Povetkin vs. Huck On Feb. 25
In Stuttgart
Next years major boxing highlight has been arranged: WBO
cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KOs) will
challenge the WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin
(23-0, 16 KOs) in Stuttgarts Porsche-Arena on February 25,
2012. Both rivals have now struck an agreement.
This will be the Heavyweight Fight of the Year without a
doubt, commented Kalle Sauerland. There will be more action
in this fight than we have seen in Heavyweight World
Championship fights in many years. Two real gladiators with
both speed and power: Huck has proven himself as the number
one Cruiserweight in the world with hands of steel; Povetkin
as the most exciting Heavyweight prospect seen since a young
Tyson, and who last year crushed Chagaev to realize his
dream of becoming World Champion. Speaking as a boxing fan
who has missed big action heavyweight championship fights
the waiting is over!! I am not sure how long the fight will
last but this will be an absolute must-see!
For Marco Huck, it is a dream come true. After Alexander
Povetkin defended his title against Cedric Boswell in
Helsinki on December 3, Huck announced at the subsequent
press conference that he wanted to challenge Povetkin.
Afterwards, we sat down and discussed the terms, and now we
have reached an agreement, said the 27-year-old. I want to
do what no other German has managed since Max Schmeling: I
want to be heavyweight world champion. I am totally
motivated and will give everything I have got to reach this
goal.
Sauerlands General Manager Chris Meyer has welcomed the
outcome of the negotiations. I am delighted that we have
been able to fulfil Marcos dream of fighting for a world
title in the heavyweight division, he said. But it is going
to be a very tough fight for both of them, and it cannot get
much more dramatic than this - it is a real highlight. All
that is now missing to seal the WBA World Title fight is the
Associations consent. Usually, Alexander Povetkin would now
be due for a mandatory title defence, but since both
fighters have agreed, we will be asking the WBA for a
special permission to be made for this voluntary title
defence.
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