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Originally Posted by btown32

Alexander Povetkin, Russia, 17-3-1 (11) vs Albert Sosnowski, Poland, 18-7-0 (11)

Olympisky Sport Hall, Moscow, Russia. "The Dragon" comes to Russia and brings the fight to the home-crowd favorite, 15-1, in the 1st. Povetkin takes control of the 2nd, 15-4, by trapping Sosnowski in the corner and landing some punches on the inside. Povetkin continues to push forward and lands a nice cross that stuns Sosnowski in the 3rd, 22-5. The 4th and 5th are slow-paced rounds, probably both going to Sosnowski because of his aggression. The pace has really slowed down in the middle rounds as we enter the 9th. I wonder if Povetkin has hurt his hand because he is just not throwing any punches. We are use to seeing him with a pretty high work rate, so something seems wrong. Both fighters are tired as we enter the 13th, but we have Sosnowski ahead right now. The fight started off with a lot of activity but both men did a lot of holding and never got back into a rhythm as the crowd continues to show their displeasure since the 10th round. We go to the cards.

Winner: Sosnowski
Result: (UD15)
Cards: 143-142, 143-142, 144-141, all three cards in favor of Sosnowski
Punch stats: 295-848, 34.8% Sosnowski - 228-1017, 22.4% Povetkin

Alexander Povetkin has told UKBG that he hurt his hand in the seventh round and affected him the rest of the fight. He has demanded an immediate rematch with Sosnowski next month.