Heavyweight Fight Schedule

[Freedom]

Heavyweight news:

- Oleg Maskaev is running for mayor of West Sacramento.

- Wladimir Klitschko vs. Mariusz Wach is now signed and official.

- Mitchell-Banks fight will now take place in November. The date will be announced soon.

- Michael Sprott will face Edmund Gerber on September 15.

[Tam Seddon]

Heavyweight news:

- Oleg Maskaev is running for mayor of West Sacramento.

- Wladimir Klitschko vs. Mariusz Wach is now signed and official.

- Mitchell-Banks fight will now take place in November. The date will be announced soon.

- Michael Sprott will face Edmund Gerber on September 15.

Saw wlad is fighting the tall polish guy , but there wasn't any thread about it. At least its not Thompson or Mormeck. He certainly needs a bit more of a test, maybe wach can offer more with him being taller than Wlad. But I do expect wlad to win this and move onto better things.

[Freedom]

Tyson Fury says he'll be fighting Ruslan Chagaev in November.

[Freedom]

Denis Boytsov interview:

http://www.allboxing.ru/archives/2012-08-26_18_55.html

Promising Russian heavyweight Denis Boytsov in a video interview wth the website Box-Info.Net talked about wanting to move forward. He discussed the situation in the promotional company Universum and the chances of Mariusz Wach defeating Wladimir Klitschko.

Denis, you are now with the promotional company Universum, what happens there now?

- My promoter tells me that will be soon be a TV contract. Some big fights are planned. Time will tell.

But didn't Waldemar Kluch already say this 2 years ago?

- I trust and hope for the best. But because of all that was said with little done before, I'm not sure what is going to happen.

Are you considering a move to Sauerland?

- As yet, no proposals. But I am young and have potential. I want to become a world champion and no one will stop me.

Don't you think it's taking too long? You could have been moved more quickly. Of course, you were hampered by an injury.

- Yes, the injury is one thing, but what is happening with Universum is another. It has no foundation and doesn't know where it's going. But I'm not discouraged and will move on. I will succeed.

Without a good promoter and trainer, you have no chance, right?

- Correct.

With whom would you like to meet in the ring, excluding the Klitschko?

— Of course, I want to fight Klitschko, but I'll have to do another fight or two with contenders. I've spent a lot of time in training (almost half a year for my last fight, yet it wasn't for a top opponent). But to get into the right frame of mind for a Klitschko fight I need to be fighting more often against contenders.

The next opponent of Wladimir Klitschko is Mariusz Wach. Are you familiar with him?

- Yes, I know him and have seen him fight.

Does Wach have a chance to win?

- He's bigger than Klitschko and can punch. But, he probably he lacks the experience of fighting at that level. But if he has desire, then you need to use it and go to the top.

[nuggetdotcom]

September

Sat 1:

Ruslan Chagaev - TBA (Germany SAT 1, Australia Main Event)

Fri 7:

Francesco Pianeta - Frans Botha (Germany Sport 1)

Sat 8:

Vitali Klitschko - Manuel Charr (WBC HW title) (RTL, HBO, IHTEP, Russia TV 2)
Magomed Absalamov - Jameel McCline (Ukraine IHTEP, Russia TV 2)
Vyacheslav Glazkov - Konstantin Airich (Ukraine IHTEP, Russia TV 2)
Vladimir Tereshkin - TBA (Ukraine IHTEP, Russia TV 2)

Tomasz Adamek - Travis Walker (PolSat Sport PPV, US WealthTV)
Byrant Jennings - Chris Koval (PolSat Sport PPV, US WealthTV)
Steve Cunningham - Jason Gavern (PolSat Sport PPV, US WealthTV)
Odlanier Solis -Willie Herring (PolSat Sport PPV, US WealthTV)

Bowie Tupou - Malik Scott
Franklin Lawrence - Homero Fonseca

Fri 14:

Timo Hoffmann - Steffen Kretschmann (Eurosport)
Erkan Teper - Konstantin Airich (Eurosport)

Andy Ruiz - Maurenzo Smith (ESPN)

Fabio Eduardo Moli - TBA

Sat 15:

Edmund Gerber - Michael Sprott (PolSat, BoxNation)

Wed 19:

Kyotaro Fujimoto -Chauncy Welliver

Fri 28:

Taras Bydenko - Goran Gogic (Eurosport)
Christian Hammer - Danny Williams (Eurosport)

Sat 29:

Kubrat Pulev - Alexander Ustinov (Germany ARD, EPIX, BoxNation)
Alexander Povetkin - Hasim Rahman (Germany ARD, EPIX, BoxNation)


October

Fri 12:

Leif Larsen - TBA

Sat 13:

Krzysztof Zimnoch - TBA (PolSat)

David Price - Audrey Harrison (BoxNation)
Matt Skelton - TBA (BoxNation)
Dillian Whyte - TBA (BoxNation)


November

Sat 3:

Seth Mitchell - Jonathan Banks

Sat 10:

Wladimir Klitschko - Mariusz Wach (RTL, PolSat)

Love the (intended?) typo on price/harrison

[Freedom]

Ruslan Chagaev interview here.

http://www.allboxing.ru/archives/2012-08-28_02_01.html

He'll be fighting Werner Kreiskott on Sep 1. Poor opponent, but we can't expect much on short notice.

Ruslan says he hasn't signed to fight Fury and won't unless he can find a good trainer to prepare him.

Ruslan, is it true that you're going to fight Tyson Fury?

- Not really. At the end of last week, I got a request from team Tyson Fury, and on Saturday has already appeared the news that our fight will be held in November. This information is premature. Negotiations only began, Tyson would be an interesting opponent, but until I find a new trainer I can't sign.

Fury is a very good opponent and I do not intend to go into battle with him without proper training. One time they found an opponent (Travis Walker) a few days before and without having time to train for him it was a difficult fight.

[Freedom]

Fres Oquendo injured his hand in his recent fight with Robert Hawkins and so will be out of action for at least six weeks.

Chris Arreola is injured, that's why he's not scheduled. He'll be fighting Bermaine Stiverne when he recovers.


And, Mariusz Wach says he'll be in the best shape of his life for his fight with Wladimir Klitschko.

boxingnews.com.ua/ru/novosti/3251-mariush-vah-budu-gotov-k-boju-s-klichko-na-million-protsentov - Translator

[Freedom]

Interview with Mariusz Wach:

http://www.allboxing.ru/archives/2012-08-28_12_09.html

Heavyweight contender Mariusz Wach is interviewed by the Polish newspaper Super Express. They asked how much he'll be paid for the fight with WBA/WBO/IBF Wladimir Klitschko and asked about his training for the most important fight of career:

How much will you get for this fight? There are different reports.

— I can't talk about it, but I can assure you that my rate is very good. I have no plans on how to spend the money. Probably buy a house, maybe start a business, and the balance will be saved for the future.


You're getting married in March?

— A piece of paper doesn't mean much, what's really important is love, friendship and mutual respect. We have this already.

Probably you could make more monry for a fight with Klitschko later.

If my aunt had a mustache, she would be my uncle. I'm living for today, I do not know what will happen in six months or one month, so I took a chance on the most important fight of my life. All 5 people my team voted in favor of my taking the fight.

You know the Klitschkos have seen them fight?

— Several times I trained in the same gym and watched how they work. It was a few years ago and I want to say that I always liked them, not only for their boxing abilities, but also their classiness: they are polite, cultured, never in any way insult their opponents, don't engage in arguments, and prove their superiority on the ring.

Are you already training for Klitschko?

I'm having normal workouts now. My training camp will be held partly in Europe, maybe in Germany or Poland. I'll be doing my sparring in Europe.

You'll be gaining or losing weight?

- I want to stay in their weight not to lose speed. For breakfast I eat 10 eggs, only 3 of them with egg yolk. I'm also eating pasta, white meat, seafood, fruits and vegetables, but avoiding fat and I enjoy it.

Is it true that for a press conference with Klitschko you bought yourself a new suit?

- You are well informed. The suit is very elegant and comfortable.

Expensive?

- You always ask about money (laughs). Yes, for me it's the most expensive clothing I've bought in my life because it is the first suit that I've bought for myself.

[Freedom]

WBC will have a purse bid for Arreola-Stiverne WBC final eliminator on Sep 3 if they cannot agree before that time.

WBC: Арреола должен встретиться со Стиверном


On Sep 8 Deontay Wilder will be fighting Damon McCreary, a 40 year old former light-heavyweight who is coming out of retirement. Damon has had only one fight in the past 5 years.

Уайлдер встретится с МакКрири

translation:

Next opponent for Deonay Wilder (24-0, 24 KOs) will be Damon McCreary (14-0, 10 KOs), who spent most of his career at light-heavyweight. The fight will take place September 8 in California, and will be televised by Fox.

[Freedom]

Dillian Whyte says he's learned a lot from watching Vitali Klitschko.

boxingnews.com.ua/ru/novosti/3277-uajt-u-vitalija-klichko-mozhno-nauchitsja-mnogomu - Translator

[Freedom]

Ruslan Chagaev looks to be in better shape from the photo at this morning's Sturm-Geale weigh-in:

http://www.allboxing.ru/archives/2012-08-31_17_02.html

[Freedom]

There's a free and legal stream of the Klitschko-Charr fight on the website of Ukraine's national TV station IHTEP.

Online-tv - Телеканал "Інтер"

IHTEP is similar to BBC.


Vitali Klitschko's final week of training:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWm_Ga_yr1g

[palmerq]

did anyone post about the wbc saying david haye is welcome to fight for the title again ? looks like vitali v haye is going to happen sometime

[UmThala]

Interesante..

[Freedom]

did anyone post about the wbc saying david haye is welcome to fight for the title again ? looks like vitali v haye is going to happen sometime

I've heard there is a possibility of Vitali-Haye in February, depending upon whether Vitali wins the October election.