Nathan Cleverly Previews Hernandez vs Alekseev

[East Side Boxing]

Fans of technical excellence are in for a treat this Saturday evening when two of the world’s best schooled cruiserweights test their skills against each other at the Bamberg Arena in Germany. Cuban exile Yoan Pablo Hernandez, now based in Halle, returns from a 14 month siesta (caused by a fractured left hand) to make an intriguing third defence of his IBF strap against fellow southpaw Alexander Alekseev of Uzbekistan. Watch the whole bill live and exclusive in the UK on BoxNation from 8pm Saturday evening (Sky Ch.437/Virgin Ch.546). Join at http://www.boxnation.com The 6ft 2in challenger was once one of the world’s most celebrated amateur talents, capturing European titles at both junior and senior level prior to landing gold at the 2005 World Seniors. Re-locating to Hamburg, Germany, he vaulted into the pros the following year, aged 25, but, rising through the ranks, endured a brace of inside schedule defeats albeit to future world champions Victor Emilio Ramirez (rtd9) and Denis Lebedev (co2). However, the 32 year old regrouped to capture the European crown with an emphatic 12 round decision over Serbia’s one time IBF challenger Enad Licina and retained his claim with a credible draw against Turkey’s veteran WBA […]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/eastsideboxing/egEo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/eastsideboxing/egEo?i=7SdnBQxRjdg:n3D_OwBBax8:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/eastsideboxing/egEo?d=qj6IDK7rITs

 

 

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