Mansour: Povetkin can defeat any of the current champions

American heavyweight Amir Mansour believes that the Russian Alexander Povetkin is able to defeat any of the current world champions in the heavyweight division.

"Povetkin is a very strong boxer, he is really one of the best heavyweights in the world. He is very strong and has good skills. I believe that he can defeat any of the world heavyweight champions if he gets this opportunity and if he is well prepared," said Mansour.

Also, Amir shared his opinion about the Russian heavyweight Sergei Kuzmin, whom he met in the ring in November - this battle ended in a technical draw due to a clash of heads, which opened the cuts. "Sergei is a tough guy, he trained in the US with many good boxers. I really respect that he agreed to enter the ring against me. Somehow I was offered to fight with Deontey Wilder, but he later refused," Mansour said.