Klitschko beats Pianeta, defends four heavyweight titlesMay 5, 2013 - 18:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Wladimir Klitschko has retained his four heavyweight titles by winning a voluntary defense bout against Italian challenger Francesco Pianeta with a sixth-round knockout, RIA Novosti reported. The bout took place in the German city of Mannheim on Saturday, May 4 night. Klitschko’s record improved to 60-3 with all but eight of those wins by knockout, while Pianeta suffered his first defeat in 29 fights. The Ukrainian ‘super’ champion, known as Dr. Steelhammer, now has to fight WBA ‘regular’ champion, Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin, in order to leave just a single WBA belt-holder. Povetkin has a voluntary title defense bout against Poland’s Andrzej Wawrzyk on May 17 at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, which has seating for 6,178. The Russian boxer is most likely to win the fight against his outclassed challenger, experts believe. Povetkin has won all of his 25 professional fights, with 17 knockout wins. According to WBA rules, the Klitschko-Povetkin bout must take place by the end of August. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |