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Povetkin vs Hunter on December 7 in Saudi Arabia officially

Andrew Karlov Oct. 23, 2019, 5:45 a.m.
Alexander Povetkin
Alexander Povetkin

On December 7 Saudi Arabia will host a promising interesting fight in the heavyweight division between Alexander Povetkin (35-2, 24 KOs) of Russia and Michael Hunter (17-1, 12 KOs) of US. This fight was officially confirmed by Eddie Hearn, the organizer of the December evening of boxing.

The American had his last fight in September in New York, when unanimously defeated Sergei Kuzmin on points, having caught the WBA Intercontinental title. Povetkin in his last professional performance defeated Hughie Fury on points, returning to the ring after a year's break.

In Saudi Arabia, Souleymane Cissokho also will fight Sam Eggington. It is possible that this evening fans will also see the heavyweight confrontation between Filip Hrgovich and Eric Molina.

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In the main event of the evening there will be a rematch between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr. WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion belts will be at the stake.

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