Povetkin Defeats Chambers, Sylvester Outpoints Bastient

Per Ake Persson: January 26, Berlin, Germany: Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin, 15-0, outscored “Fast” Eddie Chambers, 30-1, over twelve rounds in an IBF eliminator. There were no knockdowns. The judges scored the fight 117-111, 119-109 and 116-112 in favor of Povetkin. The early part of the fight was very exciting with Chambers getting off with quick counters against his agressive opponent..

Povetkin was clearly rocked in the first and third but worked hard and gradually took over, in the mid-rounds it was as if Chambers gave it away. He protected himself well but his workrate dropped. Povetkin kept coming, kept a very fast pace and while not that effective he was winning rounds. In the eighth Chambers came back a little but by now he was tired and not that precise with his punches.

In the co-feature EBU middle champ Sebastian Sylvester outscored French challenger Francois Bastient. It was scored 120-108, 118-109 and 119-108. The challenger was down in the eighth and outboxed throughout. At the same time Sylvester took no risks which for a not very exciting fight.

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