Former World Boxing Council Heavyweight Champion Bermane Stiverne (25-2-1, 21 KO’s), assures everyone concerned that he is more than ready for the task that lies ahead of him tomorrow afternoon in Ekaterinburg Russia when he faces former WBA champion Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 Ko's) in their WBC final eliminator bout.. Stiverne has spent a full week getting acclimatised to the bitter Russian weather ahead of the fight, but says it's no more icy that when he was based up in Montreal Canada.. Despite his 249 pounds Stiverne isn't concerned, he knows that victory will bring him a step closer to what he has been craving since his defeat to Wilder a year ago.. "I know I can become a two time heavyweight champion, and when I say I'm going to knock Povetkin out, it's not trash talk or disrespect for Alexander, I know I have to do this in his back yard, just like he would have to knock me out in the United States.." Povetkin weighed in at a svelt 223lbs and looked relaxed at the weigh in.. Povetkin only really fell short at the highest level when he was thrust in over his head against the then champion Wladimir Klitschko, although he did have nightmares against another busy fighter in cruiserweight champion Marco Huck.. If Stiverne turns up with the venom he showed against Arreola in 2014, along with the Povetkin that knocked out Mike Perez in the same year, we'd be in for fireworks..
The bout is not televised live in the US or Europe, but features on the Russian network Vsenabox.. Povetkin v Stiverne will be staged at the Ekaterinburg Expo Center in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
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