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Povetkin and Atlas Parting Ways

January 25, 2012 by Kelsey McCarson Leave a Comment

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Michael Woods of ESPN.com is reporting that heavyweight Alexander Povetkin (23-0, 16 KOs) and longtime trainer Teddy Atlas are parting ways– at least for his next fight and quite possibly forever.

Povetkin, who currently holds something called the WBA “regular” heavyweight title, is scheduled to face top-ranked cruiserweight Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KOs) on February 25th in Germany.  This will be Povetkin’s second bout since his career-defining decision win over former WBA heavyweight titlist Ruslan Chagaev last August.  He also soundly defeated unheralded Cedric Boswell by an 8th round KO last November.

Povetkin is undefeated but remains relatively untested for a 32-year-old.  He has avoided stepping up to face either Klitschko brother despite numerous opportunities to do so over the past couple of years.

Povetkin is currently ranked 3rd in the world at heavyweight by The Boxing Tribune.

While fight fans have heard Teddy Atlas explain numerous times the reasons he and Team Povetkin did not believe their fighter was “ready” for such a test, enthusiasm for the bout, now that Atlas is potentially out of the way, should be tempered as there have been rumors that the WBA has already named the next opponent for the winner of Povetkin vs. Huck.

The rumored opponent is 39-year-old former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman.

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Kelsey McCarson
Kelsey McCarson

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Alexander Povetkin, Hasim Rahman, Heavyweights, Teddy Atlas, WBA

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