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The date of the long-awaited fight between the current world heavyweight champion according to the versions of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO), Ukrainian Vladimir Klitschko, and the contender for this title, Russian Alexander Povetkin, has been determined. The fight will take place on September 11, but where exactly is still unclear.
What is known is that two options are currently being considered as the main ones: German Frankfurt am Main and Moscow. A fight in Germany is beneficial for Klitschko’s promoters; a battle in the Russian capital will completely suit Povetkin’s team. According to the manager of our boxer Vladimir Khryunov, the management of the capital's Megasport Sports Palace on Khodynskoe Field has already confirmed to him the presence of windows in the schedule of sports and entertainment events for the first half of September 2010, including the 11th. The final decision on the location of the fight should be made this month.
True, some very authoritative sources in the world of professional boxing have already clearly named Frankfurt as the location of the fight. By the way, in addition to the IBF and less authoritative WBO titles, the championship belt according to the International Boxing Organization (IBO) will also be up for grabs in the upcoming fight.
Lakers take lead in finals
Basketball. NBA. Playoffs. Final. “Boston” – Lakers – 84:91 (series score 1-2).
After playing two matches in Los Angeles (the series is played until four victories of one of the opponents), the teams moved to Boston, where the “residents of the lake district” won and took the lead in the confrontation.
Guest leader Kobe Bryant, despite an unimportant field goal percentage (10 out of 29, including 1 out of 7 from long range), became the meeting's top scorer with 29 points. The Lakers' front line players, Spaniard Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum, each made ten rebounds. Kevin Garnett was the top scorer for Boston with 25 points. The Celtics' attacking defender Ray Allen completely failed the match - all 13 shots missed the target.
Athletics tournaments in France and Poland
At a competition in the French city of Montreuil-sous-Bois, Yulia Rusanova won the 800-meter race and topped the top list of the Russian season. Yulia was the first Russian woman to run within two minutes this season - 1 minute. 59.85 sec. This is the best result of the season in our country, second in Europe and fourth in the world. Third place was taken by Irina Maracheva (2.02.40), fifth at the same distance was Anna Luchkina (2.03.03), reports the official website of the All-Russian Athletics Federation.
Dmitry Starodubtsev shared fourth place in the pole vault with Frenchman Damiel Dossevi. Both cleared the bar at a height of 5 m 40 cm. Igor Pavlov remained tenth with a jump of 5.20. The victory here was won by the “winter” European champion, Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie (5.70). Other results include the best career achievement in hammer throw by Frenchwoman Stephanie Falzon (73 m 40 cm). The best result of the season in the world was set in the 3000 m by Kenyan Sylvia Kibet (8:41.84).
In the capital of Poland, Warsaw, at the international tournament “Memorial of Janusz Kusochinski”, Russians Olga Samylova, Natalya Medvedeva and Tatyana Lysenko became prize-winners of the competition. Samylova was second in the 100m hurdles (13.16), losing to Ukrainian Evgenia Snigur. Medvedeva was also second in the 3000 m steeplechase (9:45.39). Former world record holder in throwing Lysenko rounded out the top three winners (69 m 47 cm).