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Boxing: Russia's White Lion gets shot at world title

Published: 27 January, 2008, 14:37
Edited: 27 January, 2008, 14:37


Russian Olympic heavyweight champion, Alexandr Povetkin, has beaten American Eddy Chambers on points in Berlin.

His 12-round victory means Povetkin, known as The White Lion, remains undefeated in 15 professional fights.

It also makes the 28-year-old the mandatory challenger for IBF Champion Vladimir Klitschko's crown.

Before that though, the Ukraininan Klitschko is set to meet WBO champ Sultan Ibragimov in a unification bout in New York on February 23.