Alex Povetkin tunes up for Monte Barrett fight

Press Release: On the Sauerland undercard, Marco "Captain" Huck used punching power and explosiveness to put aside Vadim Tokarev in an IBF cruiserweight eliminator. He was ahead 117-110 on two cards while the third judge called the bout a 114-114 draw. "I am ready for a world title fight," the 22-year-old said afterwards. "Tokarev was a strong opponent but I was stronger." During the entire twelve rounds, Huck (19-0, 14 KOs) cleverly stuck to his game plan. Tokarev (23-1, 16 KOs) was fortunate to survive the final round following a furious assault. Promoter Wilfried Sauerland stated, "he is just 22 years of age and has just been boxing for two-and-a-half years. This was a superb showing. There will be great things ahead for him." Huck's next fight will be against newly-crowned IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham who defeated Krzysztof Wlodarczyk in Poland. Also on the undercard, heavyweight hopeful Alexander Povetkin (12-0, 10 KOs) stormed to his twelfth victory in as many fights as he stopped Canada´s Patrice L´Heureux (20-4, 12 KOs) inside just two rounds. The 2004 Olympic gold medal winner knocked his opponent down with a barrage of well-placed power shots for the referee to wave the one-sided issue off. Next up is a likely showdown against Monte Barrett in Moscow