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Fury to Povetkin: I'm ready to take you out

ESPN staff
October 28, 2011
Alexander Povetkin is the WBA world heavyweight champion © Getty Images
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Tyson Fury says he is still not ready to battle one of the Klitschkos - but he is willing to fight Alexander Povetkin in the near future.

British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Fury has insisted he will not rush into a world title shot, yet WBA world king Povetkin is in his crosshairs - and he is willing to forfeit a shot at the European crown in order to meet the Russian, who battles Cedric Boswell in December.

"I'm not thinking about the European [title] anymore," Fury told sportsvibe.co.uk. "I'm thinking about other things now, bigger things. I want the winner of Povetkin and Boswell. I'm ready to take Povetkin out, no problem, but he has to get past Boswell first."

He added in the Mirror: "It would be quite easy for me to go and get a fight with Wladimir [Klitschko] in Germany. But I'm only a baby in heavyweight terms ... I don't need that fight now."

Fury, who defends his Commonwealth title against unbeaten Canadian Neven Pajkic on November 12, has won all 16 of his professional contests. His most recent fights were impressive wins against Dereck Chisora and Nicolai Firtha, but he was forced to endure periods of peril in both.

Povetkin, an Olympic super-heavyweight gold medallist in 2004, claimed the vacant WBA world strap by conquering Ruslan Chagaev in August. He also has a fight against Firtha on his record - but, unlike Fury, he failed to stop the veteran American.

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