On May 22, 2015, Alexander Povetkin (28-1, 20 KOs) and Mike Perez (21-1-1, 13 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round heavyweight bout.
Alexander Povetkin is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round KO victory over Carlos Takam, 6 months and 28 days ago. Mike Perez is on a 1-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Darnell Wilson, 3 months and 17 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Alexander Povetkin at 99-1 winning odds. Mike Perez really doesn't have much to present against Povetkin.
Alexander Povetkin stopped Mike Perez via TKO in the 1st round. Povetkin improves his record to 29-1 (21 KOs), while Perez adds a loss to his record at 21-2-1.