Boxing: Povetkin retains heavyweight title
The fight was scored 114-114, 116-113 and 116-112 to the Russian.
BERLIN:
Russia’s Alexander Povetkin defended his World Boxing Association heavyweight title with a majority-decision win over Germany’s Marco Huck, who was making his debut in the division after moving up from cruiserweight. The fight was scored 114-114, 116-113 and 116-112 to the Russian, though Huck produced a brave performance over the 12 rounds in Stuttgart. The result left the 32-year-old Povetkin with a record of 24 victories – including 16 knock-outs – and no defeats.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 27th, 2012.
Russia’s Alexander Povetkin defended his World Boxing Association heavyweight title with a majority-decision win over Germany’s Marco Huck, who was making his debut in the division after moving up from cruiserweight. The fight was scored 114-114, 116-113 and 116-112 to the Russian, though Huck produced a brave performance over the 12 rounds in Stuttgart. The result left the 32-year-old Povetkin with a record of 24 victories – including 16 knock-outs – and no defeats.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 27th, 2012.