Hammer signs a contract with Povetkin

Christian Hammer signed his contract for the fight with Alexander Povetkin, the fight is scheduled for December 15 in Yekaterinburg. The executive director of RCC Boxing Promotion Alexei Titov reported. "Hammer signed a contract for the fight," Titov said.

As was previously reported, in case of his victory Povetkin will claim a fight with the WBO champion Joseph Parker. In July Povetkin defeated Andrei Rudenko of Ukraine on points in a 12-round fight for the WBO international and WBA continental titles.