Povetkin halts Perez in one and sets up WBC title shot

Former world heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (29-1, 21 KOs) scored a spectacular first round knockout over Mike Perez (21-2, 13 KOs) in a WBC eliminator on Friday night at the Luzhniki Arena in Moscow, Russia.
The 2004 super heavyweight Olympic gold medalist hurt Perez with a right to the head and the Cuban southpaw never really recovered.
Moments later, the Russian dropped Perez with a crushing right hand from in close. Perez got back to his feet but was done. However, referee Massimo…