Nigeria's Oruh says Povetkin unlikely to survive their bout next week

09:29, 5 October 2010

MOSCOW. October 5. KAZINFORM Nigerian heavyweight boxer Teke Oruh (14-2, 6 KOs) says Russia's former IBF mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (19-0, 14 KOs) will have no other bouts after he squares off with him next week, the BoxingScene.com website reported. Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

Oruh is scheduled to fight Povetkin on October 16 in the city of Chekhov, in the Moscow Region.

The 32-year-old Nigerian boxer, says Povetkin will be an easy opponent for him and in reality Oruh aims for the fight against IBF, WBO and IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KOs).

The 30-year-old Russian was supposed to square off with Ukraine's Wladimir Klitschko on September 11, but the bout was called off due to disagreements over the terms of the contract.

It was the second time when Povetkin failed to meet Klitschko. The Russian was also scheduled to challenge the Ukrainian on December 13, 2008, but withdrew from the fight due to a leg injury around two months before the bout. Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version.

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