Nigeria's Oruh says Povetkin unlikely to survive their bout next week

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Nigerian heavyweight boxer Teke Oruh (14-2, 6 KOs) says Russia's former IBF mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (19-0, 14 KOs) will have no other bouts after he squares off with him next week, the BoxingScene.com website reported.

Nigerian heavyweight boxer Teke Oruh (14-2, 6 KOs) says Russia's former IBF mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (19-0, 14 KOs) will have no other bouts after he squares off with him next week, the BoxingScene.com website reported.

Oruh is scheduled to fight Povetkin on October 16 in the Russian town of Chekhov near Moscow.

The 32-year-old Nigerian boxer, says Povetkin will be an easy opponent for him and in reality Oruh aims for the fight against IBF, WBO and IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KOs).

"I'm coming to your soul, man, to kill you. I'm a real man and on a completely different scale than this kid. All of my thoughts are focused on Klitschko. I want to get to him," Oruh said.

The 30-year-old Russian was supposed to square off with Ukraine's Wladimir Klitschko on September 11, but the bout was called off due to disagreements over the terms of the contract.

The Russian was also scheduled to challenge the Ukrainian on December 13, 2008, but withdrew from the fight due to a leg injury around two months before the bout.

 

MOSCOW, October 5 (RIA Novosti)

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