Povetkin may face Hammer

Talks about the fight of Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin and German boxer of Romanian origin Christian Hammer, scheduled for December 15 in Yekaterinburg, are at the final stage, executive director of RCC Boxing Promotions, the organizer of the boxing evening Alexei Titov told.

On Monday, the promotion company "World of Boxing" announced that Povetkin will fight on December 15 in Yekaterinburg, and WBO International belt will be at stake.

"For us it will be the second tournament with Povetkin, so we see no problems. The tournament will be held in the Palace of sports, which can accommodate five thousand people. In terms of the sold-out, I think there will be no problems at all. As for a rival, we are considering Hammer. We still have to sign the contracts, but I think we will close it by the end of next week and officially announce it, "Titov said.