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Povetkin TKOs Rahman in 2nd to keep WBA belt





HAMBURG, Germany โ€“ Undefeated Alexander Povetkin of Russia retained his WBA heavyweight title with a second-round technical knockout of American challenger Hasim Rahman on Saturday.


After a cagey first round, Povetkin exploded into life in the next, delivering a series of blows to which the 39-year-old former WBC, IBF and IBO champion had no response.

Referee Gustavo Padilla of Panama had no option but to call it off 1 minute, 36 seconds into the round with Povetkin able to pick his shots at will.

โ€œI prepared myself well. Itโ€™s a pity I couldnโ€™t show it for that long,โ€ said the 33-year-old Povetkin, who improved to 25-0 (17 KOs).

Rahman dropped to 50-8-2 (41 KOs) after his first bout since June 2011.

The fight was Povetkinโ€™s third defense of the WBA title he earned by beating Ruslan Chagaev on points in August 2011. The belt was vacated by Wladimir Klitschko when the Ukrainian was elevated to โ€œsuper championโ€ by the WBA after his win over David Haye.

Povetkin becomes the mandatory challenger for Klitschko and the Russian said he was looking forward to the bout.

โ€œIt will certainly be an interesting fight, because ultimately he is the strongest boxer,โ€ Povetkin said.

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