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MOSCOW — Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko gave Alexander Povetkin his first loss by earning a unanimous decision to keep his WBA and IBF belts on Saturday. Vans Outlet . Klitschko knocked down Povetkin three times in the seventh round. All three judges ruled 119-104 each for Klitschko (61-3, 52 KO), handing Povetkin his first defeat in 27 fights. Klitschko stuck to his usual tactics, scoring frequently off his left jab and forcing Povetkin to attack, but the Russian rarely succeeded. Klitschko first knocked Povetkin down with a combination 51 seconds into the seventh round. He floored Povetkin again with a left hook 35 seconds later, and again with 57 second left, but the Russian recovered. „Povetkin is a fighter with high spirit,“ said Klitschkos elder brother, Vitali. „He fought till the end. I do not think the bout could have been finished earlier. If Wladimir could do it he would have certainly done it.“ Povetkin became the mandatory challenger for Klitschko when he beat Hasim Rahman last September. Povetkin lost his regular WBA title, which he had defended four times before falling to Klitschko. The latter gave up the belt in 2011 when he was elevated by the WBA to super champion after beating David Haye. Scarpe Nike Outlet .C. — Duke sophomore Rodney Hood is entering the NBA draft. Yeezy 350 False . The team sent out a press release on Friday stating Poile was resting and recovering and that he will remain in hospital for further observation. The Predators were preparing for the game against the Wild when Poile was hit by a puck that flew off the ice at him where he was standing in a tunnel behind the bench.MADRID – Maria Sharapova brushed aside Klara Koukalova 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the Madrid Open on Sunday, while Ana Ivanovic beat Madison Keys 6-1, 7-6 (4). Sharapova, who lost to Serena Williams in last years final, converted six of eight break points to take advantage of Koukalovas eight double faults on the Caja Magica clay court. The eighth-seeeded Sharapova will play Christina McHale of the United States in the second round. Air Max 95 Italia. The 11th-seeded Ivanovic ousted Keys to set up a meeting with fellow Serb Bojana Jovanovski. Ivanovic overcame her shaky serve by saving three of four break points. Top-ranked Williams opens her title defence later against Swiss Belinda Bencic. ‚ ‚ ‚