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Biography of Alexander Povetkin

Alexander Vladimirovich Povetkin was born on September 2, 1979 in Kursk. Alexander began boxing in 1992 at the Spartak sports complex in Kursk. Before taking boxing seriously, Alexander went to Wushu training, hand-to-hand combat, karate.

Alexander Vladimirovich Povetkin (September 2, 1979, Kursk, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian professional boxer, performing in the heavyweight division weight category. Honored Master of Sports of Russia (2002).

Champion of Russia in 2000 (category up to 91 kg) and 2001-2002 (category over 91 kg), champion of the Goodwill Games (2001), absolute champion of Russia (2002), two-time European champion (2002, 2004), world champion (2003 ), Olympic champion (2004) amateur competitions. Regular WBA world champion heavyweight(2011-2013). In 2014 he won the WBC Silver title. Height - 188 cm. Combat weight - 100-105 kg.

Amateur career of Alexander Povetkin

Kickboxing

In the kickboxing ring, Alexander participated in four championships and won gold in all of them.

Professional career of Alexander Povetkin

In 2005, Povetkin decided to switch to professional boxing. He signed a contract with the German promotion company Sauerland Event on the condition that he would train in Chekhov at the Vityaz base.

IBF Tournament of the Strongest

On September 16, the Klitschko brothers' promotional company K2 Promotions won the competition of bids established by the IBF, offering more than $13 million for the right to organize the fight, which significantly exceeded the amount declared at the Sauerland Event auction (just over $8 million). Povetkin was expected to receive more than $3.3 million for the fight. Povetkin and Klitschko were supposed to meet in the ring on December 13 in Mannheim, Germany. Povetkin's team later announced that he was injured, but the IBF retained his mandatory challenger status and postponed the Klitschko-Povetkin meeting until September 13, 2009.

Period of regular WBA world champion

After the fight with Nikolai Firta, Alexander rose to second place in the WBA rankings, displacing another Russian heavyweight Denis Boytsov. Until March, time was spent recovering from a serious injury, and Alexander spent his first training camp in March in his hometown of Kursk, where he attended the opening of a specialized boxing gym.

The Russian Knight’s team planned to hold the next fight no earlier than August, and Mormeck was considered Povetkin’s opponent, and even Hasim Rahman spoke out about his desire to meet the Russian in the ring. But everything was resolved not on the sidelines of the Sauerland Event, but in the ring football stadium- Imtech Arena in Hamburg, where the younger Klitschko defeated David Haye, the WBA champion. And since Vladimir owned championship titles V heavyweight champion according to the IBF and WBO, the World Boxing Association declared him a super champion, and the title of regular champion was vacant. This meant that the title could be challenged by the first and second number of the WBA rating - Ruslan Chagaev and Alexander Povetkin. On July 19, a contract was signed for the fight between Chagaev and Povetkin for the WBA regular champion title, which is scheduled to take place on August 27 in Erfurt, Germany.

Prepared Povetkin for a fight with the American new coach- Kostya Tszyu.

Defeat in championship fight with Vladimir Klitschko

New coach. Re-ascension

In February 2014, Alexander signed a contract with the newly created Russian promotion company World of Boxing, headed by Andrei Ryabinsky, for a period of 3 years, began training under the guidance of the new head coach, Ivan Kirpa, and began to conduct fights under the auspices of the WBC.

Povetkin’s team decided to organize the next fight for the title, but the WBC heavyweight world champion, American Deontay Wilder, refused to fight with the mandatory challenger, citing the long time allotted for the mandatory title defense. In order not to be idle until 2016, Alexander decided to hold an intermediate fight.

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In history Russian boxing It’s no coincidence that the name of a heavyweight athlete appears Alexandra Povetkina. He was repeatedly champion, entered the ring with many famous boxers, showing an example of colossal endurance. Today the 33-year-old boxer is successful and in demand.

Young Povetkin did not come to boxing right away - at one time he was engaged in karate, wushu and hand-to-hand combat. And since 1992, I decided that it was better to prefer boxing. From that time on, the Russian’s sports career began. Achievements of the Honored masters of sports a lot of. Starting with victories in kickboxing tournaments, Alexander moved to the Russian boxing championships, where he became the champion in 2000-2002. Then there were the Goodwill Games and the European Championships. The boxer managed to win the title in 2003 world champion. And a year later, the Russian Knight went to Athens to Olympic Games where did you get it gold medal in the heavyweight division.

U Sasha Povetkina there were many professional difficult fights. And when, after another victory, literally snatched from his opponent, he is asked what helped him survive, he answers: “ Russians always win!" They even say that Alexander Povetkin enters the ring to the music of the piece “ Rus» Nikolai Emelin. In general, psychological preparation for an athlete is very important. It is no less important than physical fitness and correct technique battle. By the way, Povetkin is a persistent fighter - he could withstand more than six rounds. The Russian accurately calculates his strength and knows how to both defend and strike.

Regarding your personal life famous athlete, who is “in the prime of his life,” then Alexander Povetkin was already married and has a daughter. And now he's dating Evgenia Merkulova, Kursk model and finalist " Miss Kursk 2008».

Born on September 2, 1979 in Kursk. He started boxing at the age of 13. At a certain stage of his career (1997-2000), he preferred kickboxing, won the amateur world championship (1999) and the European championship among professionals (2000). He did not qualify for the boxing tournament at the 2000 Olympics due to injury, but went to the Games as a sparring partner. In the next Olympic cycle, he won three Russian championships (2000-2002), the Goodwill Games (2001), two European championships (2002, 2004), the World Championship (2003), as well as a number of prestigious international tournaments . In 2004 he became an Olympic champion. During his amateur career, he fought 132 fights and won 125 victories. Honored Master of Sports. In 2005, he switched to professional boxing, performing under the auspices of the famous German promotion company Sauerland Event. As of March 14, 2010, he had 19 professional fights, winning all of them (14 knockouts).

Education - higher legal (Moscow Law Institute, Kursk branch). Married, has a daughter.

Amateur career

The first successes came to Povetkin quite quickly - already in 1995, Alexander won the Russian youth championship, two years later he became the winner of the junior national championship. But international titles came to him later. Moreover, having failed to win at youth championship Europe 1997, Alexander felt it necessary to focus on kickboxing for a while. In this sport, Povetkin won many high-profile victories. However, the prospects of participation in the upcoming 2000 Summer Olympics forced the Kursk resident to once again focus on boxing. Unfortunately, Alexander was not destined to perform in Sydney. A hand injury sustained during the pre-Olympic period right hand deprived Povetkin of the opportunity to compete for a place in the ranks national team. As a result, he went to the Olympics as a sparring partner for the number one of the national team in the first heavyweight division, Sultan Ibragimov.

The new Olympic cycle began for the Russian boxer in the fall of 2000. In November, Povetkin, competing in the up to 91 kg weight category, won his first national championship among adults.

In 2001, Alexander moved to the super heavyweight division, in which for a number of years the experienced master, three-time European champion and bronze medalist of the Sydney Olympics Alexey Lezin excelled. The tough competition did not shake Povetkin’s determination to secure a place on the team in the most prestigious weight category. As a result, in March 2001, at the Russian Championship held in Saratov, where tickets to the world championship were played out, Lezin’s experience gave in to Alexander’s youth, who won a sensational victory in many ways. The “gold” won became a serious argument in favor of including the Kursk boxer in the national team’s application. Three months later, Povetkin made his debut at the World Championships, held in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In the first round, Alexander won with a clear advantage to the Irishman Felvy, but in the quarterfinals he lost on points (30:36) in an equal fight to the Ukrainian boxer Alexey Mazykin, thus failing to get into the ranks of the winners. However, Povetkin has proven that he can learn from defeat. Already in September, in the semi-finals of the Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Alexander took convincing revenge against Mazykin (15:6). In the decisive match of the Games, the Kursk resident defeated the Uzbek athlete Rustam Saidov (22:9) on points, and then ended the outgoing year with bright victories at tournaments in Podolsk and Nizhnevartovsk. At this stage, an important step in Alexander’s career was his transition to the banner of the Vityaz boxing training club, located in the city of Chekhov near Moscow. It was there that the athlete found an experienced mentor, Honored Coach of the USSR Valery Ivanovich Belov, under whose leadership he subsequently won all his most high-profile victories.

2002 was also a successful year for Povetkin. In February-March, Alexander won two prestigious international tournament in Plovdiv and Rome, in May he confirmed the title of the strongest heavyweight in Russia within the framework of the national championship, and in July he performed brilliantly at the European Championship held in Perm. On the way to the continental “gold”, Povetkin won an early victory over a very qualified German fighter Sebastian Koeber (in the semi-finals), and in the decisive fight he outboxed the strong Italian Roberto Camarelle (20:16). In the mentioned battles, Alexander demonstrated good speed, physical fitness, high percussion technique. In addition, before the end of the year, the Russian managed to win a representative tournament in Warsaw and become the champion of the Russian absolute championship held in November in Vladivostok, in the final of which he defeated his eternal rival, Lezin.

In 2003, Povetkin continued his winning streak at the international level. During the period from February to April, he won three prestigious tournaments - in Plovdiv, Warsaw and Helsinki. At the Russian Championships in May, the winners of which received an excellent chance to travel to the world championships in Thailand, Alexander was the main favorite in his weight category. But in the final, in the next series of confrontation with the veteran of the domestic amateur ring Alexei Lezin, Povetkin was defeated. Competing in his home country (the championship took place in Ulyanovsk, Alexey’s homeland), Lezin wisely avoided close combat during the fight, moving well around the ring, and at the same time constantly disturbing his opponent with a jab. As a result, Povetkin, tired of his own fruitless attacks, was unable to cause his opponent any significant problems. However, it was Alexander who went to the World Championships. The coaching council of the national team considered that at the final pre-tournament training camp and in control sparring, the native of Kursk looked more convincing than Lezin.

From July 4 to July 12, 2003 in Bangkok, Alexander Povetkin fought for the title of the strongest heavyweight on the planet. In the first round of the competition, the Russian brutally knocked out Jamal Majidov from Ukraine with a powerful left blow in the second round, breaking his opponent’s jaw in the process. Subsequently, on the way to the final, Povetkin confidently defeated Pole Grzegorz Kilsa (20:9) and Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan) (30:10) on points, and in the main fight he met with Cuban boxer Pedro Carrion. The opponent was significantly superior to Alexander in height and arm length, which to a certain extent neutralized the Russian’s technical superiority. Eager to get closer to his opponent, Povetkin was constantly met by a strong jab and right hand from Carrion, but in the middle and close range, the powerful right straights and left laterals of the Kursk native also caused significant damage to the Cuban. Ultimately, based on the results of the first, second and fourth rounds, the judges gave the opponents equal points, and in the third, due to a warning issued to the representative of Liberty Island for illegal actions in the ring and several accurate hits by the Russian, Alexander prevailed, which allowed him to win the fight with a score of 29: 27 and win gold at the world championship.

2004 is rightfully considered the high point of Povetkin’s amateur career. In February, he brilliantly won the European Championship, held in the Croatian city of Pula. Only the Italian heavyweight Roberto Camarella, whom the Russian met in the final of the tournament, managed to cause certain problems for Alexander. Over the course of three rounds, Povetkin’s opponent maintained the intrigue of the fight, harshly attacking the 2003 world champion with his “working” left hand, as well as with unpleasant double blows. However, Alexander’s much heavier hits eventually did their job. In the fourth two-minute segment of the fight, Camarelle became somewhat “hooked” physically, which in a number of episodes allowed the Russian’s right direct and left side blows to “catch up” with the head of his opponent, who had lost mobility. As a result, the judges saw Povetkin’s victory with a score of 30:26, which brought Alexander the second continental champion title in a row.

But the main achievement of the Kursk athlete during his performances in the amateur ring, of course, was victory in the Olympic boxing tournament at Summer Games 2004 in Athens. Already in the first round of the competition, Alexander fully confirmed his status as a favorite, winning ahead of schedule against Sergei Rozhnov, who fought under the flag of Bulgaria. During the fight, the referee was forced to count out three knockdowns to Povetkin's opponent, the last of which caused the premature end of the fight in the fourth round. In the quarterfinals, the Russian met with the representative of Kazakhstan Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov. Alexander’s opponent had a good start to the fight, but later Povetkin was noticeably superior to the 2000 Olympic silver medalist in all aspects of boxing skill, and eventually celebrated a victory on points with a crushing score of 31:15. In the fight for the right to participate in the tournament finals Russian athlete met with his long-time opponent - repeated winner of the European and World Championships, Italian Roberto Camarelle. From the very first minutes of the fight, Alexander neutralized the opponent’s main trump cards - speed and ability to conduct distance combat. Povetkin, acting in an aggressive, assertive style, skillfully approached Camarelle and actively put pressure on him with powerful targeted blows from both hands. The Italian boxer sometimes succeeded in successful counterattacks, but the judges' score of 31:19 in favor of the Russian clearly reflected the balance of power in this confrontation. In the final, Alexander had to meet with the Egyptian heavyweight Mohamed Ali. However, the Olympic gold went to Povetkin without a fight. His opponent suffered an injury to his right hand and was unable to enter the ring. Thus, Alexander became the first domestic Olympic champion in the super heavy weight category.

In 2005, Povetkin decided to switch to professional boxing.

Professional career

In May 2005, information appeared in the Russian sports media that Povetkin would begin his professional career in England, under the auspices of the famous promotion company Sports Network. On the official website of this organization it was reported that its leading promoter Frank Warren signed a corresponding contract with Alexander. They even named a preliminary date and place for Povetkin’s debut on professional ring. On June 4 in Manchester, the Russian was supposed to perform in a show, the highlight of which was the fight between Ricky Hatton and Konstantin Tszyu. Alexander's opponent was expected to be the strong American Rydell Booker, who had more than 20 professional fights to his name. However, Povetkin himself, having begun preparations for the fight, was in no hurry to sign the contract with the Sports Network. The boxer's lawyers, having carefully studied the agreement, in order to protect Alexander's interests, finalized the document, which did not meet with understanding from Warren. Ultimately, Povetkin committed himself to the German promotional organization Sauerland Event, which arrived on time with its contract offer.

Povetkin made his debut in the professional ring on June 11, 2005 at the age of 25. He spent most of his fights (16) in Germany, three fights in Russia. In professional fights, Alexander did not change his aggressive, attacking style. His strengths include high speed of movement around the ring, a rich technical arsenal, and the ability to attack an opponent with a series of accentuated blows. The disadvantages include not always clear actions in defense. In addition, Povetkin does not have a pronounced knockout blow.

Alexander’s professional boxing manager is Vladimir Khryunov, and his coach is the boxer’s “amateur” mentor Valery Ivanovich Belov. Since summer 2009 coaching staff Povetkin was led by the most experienced American specialist Teddy Atlas.

2005 year

Povetkin's first opponent in his professional career Czech heavyweight David Vicena was supposed to be. But three days before the fight, Alexander’s expected opponent, for unknown reasons, refused to enter the ring. On the day of the fight, information appeared that the Russian would meet with a certain Darko Antonich. However, in the end, the 24-year-old German boxer Muhammad Ali Durmaz, who at that time had four professional fights on his account, two of which he won, and two more lost to promising compatriots Rene Dettweiler and Marco Huck, went to compete with Povetkin.

Taken from athletes before and after their fight.

As stated on the official VADA website, Povetkin and Joshua underwent tests before and after the fight. All doping tests showed negative results.

Let us remind you that Povetkin and Joshua met on September 22 in a fight for the world title under WBA Super, IBO (Joshua’s 3rd defense), IBF (Joshua’s 6th defense) and WBO. The fight ended with the Briton winning in the seventh round. Joshua defended his championship straps, and the Russian suffered the second defeat in his professional career and the first ahead of schedule.

After Povetkin’s defeat, the boxing world was literally divided into two camps: those who advised Alexander to end his career, and those who wanted Vityaz to continue the spectacle. The first, by the way, turned out to be an overwhelming number.

“I think he needs to end his career. He would become an excellent ambassador for sports and boxing,” the former quotes absolute champion world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.

At the same time, Povetkin himself preferred to remain on the sidelines of conversations about his future. Later, Alexander nevertheless made an official statement, saying that he did not intend to end his professional career.

“My health is excellent, my mood is great too. I'm not going to give up boxing. I will have a fight, most likely in April in England, with whom I don’t know yet. It's hard to say how many more fights there will be. I think everything will depend on my mood. For now it is there. I think there will be more than one fight or two,”

- Povetkin said.

You have to understand that the Russian had been working toward a fight with Joshua for the title of absolute world champion throughout his entire career. Let us recall that in May 2016, Povetkin was unable to fight with Deontay Wilder, as his doping test showed the presence of meldonium. The fight was canceled, and Povetkin was later acquitted, but a trial was opened between him and Wilder, as a result of which the Russian was awarded $4.3 million.

The fight with Joshua was probably Alexander's last chance to fight for the crown, since everything was at stake.

At the same time, only a notorious fan believed in his victory. Joshua is a rock modern boxing, and not “a pumped-up weightlifter,” as he believes. He is a very smart athlete, which he showed in the fight with Povetkin: even after missing a punch and losing several rounds, the Briton skillfully clinch and dry boxed, and then knocked Alexander down. Although Povetkin is an outstanding boxer, he is still old school. He will never intentionally clinch or run around the ring waiting for a moment of rest. This was what ruined him in the fight with Anthony - when in the seventh round the Briton hit Povetkin with a sharp and powerful blow to Povetkin’s face, Alexander continued to attack, although he could hardly stand on his feet.

The new smart box won here.

To be fair, it’s worth noting that Povetkin really surprised everyone in this fight. It's no secret that champions are not defeated on points - they are knocked out. Alexander squeezed everything out of himself to send the Briton to the floor. Moreover, he lasted until the seventh round, when he was predicted to have a deep knockout in the first three, forcing Joshua to be vulnerable. Russian Vityaz will prepare well, which played an important role in his decision to continue his career. He did not enter the main fight of his career with the thought that this fight would be his last - his actions showed excellent physical shape and motivation to continue fighting.

But Povetkin is no longer a boy - he turned 39 in September. By comparison, Joshua recently celebrated only his 29th birthday. This defeat probably caused both psychological and physical damage to Alexander, and definitely lowered him significantly in the world rankings.

Alexander will no longer compete for the crown, but will have several fights.

The head of the promotion company "World of Boxing" confirmed his intention to organize fights for Povetkin, but did not name specific names.

“We are not yet ready to name the names of future opponents, but I can say that the fight with Joshua made a very serious impression on the English fans. They were impressed that Sasha was so brave, courageous and combative. Fighters who fight to the end are highly valued all over the world. We thought that it was time to retire, but the organizers in England started talking about holding one or two more fights, because there was a very big demand to see Sasha again. So let’s box some more,” Ryabinsky quotes as saying.

Let us remember that Povetkin made his debut in the professional ring in 2005. Since then, he has had 36 fights, winning 34 times and losing twice. His credits include fights with such eminent opponents as Joshua and. It is not yet known who the Russian’s next opponent will be.

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IN Russian world There are a lot of world-class stars in professional martial arts. However, even in such a large galaxy of athletes there are individuals who are worth talking about in more detail. One of these people is Alexander Povetkin. About his fate sports career and personal life we ​​will talk about in the article.

basic information

The future professional boxer was born on September 2, 1979 in the city of Kursk. The athlete's height is 188 centimeters and his weight is 103 kilograms.

Alexander Povetkin grew up as a rather thin guy. Largely because of this circumstance, he turned his attention to martial arts in order to be able to stand up for himself. Before getting into boxing, the young man practiced karate, kickboxing, and hand-to-hand combat. It is also important that Sasha was supported in all his sporting endeavors by his father, Vladimir Povetkin.

The beginning of the sports journey

After graduating from nine classes of secondary school, our hero entered a vocational school, where he received the specialty of a mechanic-driver. After receiving his license, the young man began working as a driver. It is noteworthy that by the time Sasha completed his studies, he was already a member of the Russian national team and a state scholarship recipient.

In 1993, Alexander Povetkin, whose photo is shown below, took part in a tournament, where in one of the fights he managed to break his opponent’s arm. In his homeland in Kursk, the guy managed to win all the tournaments held there. In 1995 he became the champion of Russia among youths. And a little later he conquered the same peak, but among juniors.

Kickboxing career

In 1997, Povetkin suffered a fiasco at the European Championship, and therefore he returned to the kickboxing ring for some time. In this martial arts, he became the best on the European continent among professionals, and a little later, as an amateur, he won a world tournament. In 1998, in Krasnoyarsk, Sasha was awarded a luxurious fee - a fifty-gram gold bar of the highest standard, as well as $4,500. By the way, the boxer keeps this precious ingot to this day.

Return

In 2000, Alexander Povetkin became the Russian boxing champion, but in the same year the fighter was overtaken by failure. Sasha was never able to go to the Olympics in Sydney due to a cut in the tendons of his hand. Ultimately, Sultan Ibragimov flew to Australia, where he became the silver medalist of the competition.

In 2001, Povetkin won the Goodwill Games. After which in 2002 and 2004 he won the European Championship.

In 2003, at the world championship held in Thailand, the Russian once again dealt his signature blow to his opponent, as a result of which Jamal Medzhidov left the ring with a broken jaw. And in the final match of the 2003 World Cup, he defeated the representative of Cuba, Pedro Carrion, being inferior to him by 15 centimeters in height and 25 kilograms in weight.

In 2004, Sasha was at the top amateur sports- he became an Olympic champion in Athens. To do this, he needed to bypass his opponents: representatives of Italy and Kazakhstan. But the final fight never happened due to an injury to Povetkin’s opponent. Thus, Alexander became the first Russian Olympic heavyweight boxing winner in the entire history of the country.

Professional career

In June 2005, Alexander Povetkin fought his debut fight as a professional. His opponent in that fight was the German Muhammad Ali Durmaz. The first pancake did not come out lumpy, and the Russian managed to knock out his opponent in the second round. Later that year, Sasha managed to defeat Serron Fox, John Castle and Stefan Tessier.

First title

This was followed by a long winning streak for the Russian, which naturally led to him getting the right to fight for the title of regular WBA champion. His opponent was former world champion Ruslan Chagaev.

On August 27, 2011, spectators gathered at the Messehall, an arena in Erfurt (Germany), were able to see the high-class boxing of Alexander Povetkin. From the first seconds of the fight, the Russian began to put pressure on his opponent, so by the beginning of the sixth round, the advantage of the Kursk native was colossal. However, then Chagaev managed to seize the initiative and for a while began to work as number one, but in the end he fizzled out much faster than Sasha. Following the results of the fight, the judges unanimously gave their preference to Povetkin.

The first defense of the won title for the Russian Knight came in a fight with Cedric Boswell, a veteran from the USA. This confrontation also ended in triumph for Sasha in the eighth round.

Controversial Victory

In fairness, we note that there were such fights of Alexander Povetkin, his victory in which many people doubt. A striking example of this is his confrontation with Marco Huck. On February 25, 2012, these fighters came face to face in the square of the ring. Initially, Sasha had the advantage, but in the 4th round the German managed to shake him with his punches. The same thing happened in the 7th round. In the final phase of the fight, Povetkin became more active. After the final gong, the majority of judges gave the victory to Alexander, which subsequently caused fierce debate. The athletes themselves spoke out in favor of holding a rematch, which still did not take place.

Confrontation with the Ukrainian

On October 5, 2013, a fight between two outstanding Olympic champions modernity: Vladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin. The WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring belts were at stake. But the public's expectations were not met. The fight turned out to be extremely boring with a lot of clinching and sticky wrestling. The current champion from Ukraine at that time acted extremely carefully, regularly shaking the challenger with his powerful jabs, the strength of which was quite comparable to the blows with the strongest hand of many other boxers. In the middle of the 6th round, from numerous missed blows, the Russian developed a hematoma in the area of ​​his right eye, which significantly limited the fighter’s vision. But still, Sasha managed to make it to the final gong and lost only on points, and not by knockout. Despite the loss, Povetkin received a record fee for his entire career - $5.8 million. You can have different attitudes to the results of this fight, but the fact that Sasha survived definitely inspires respect.

New career turn

When, after this defeat, did Alexander Povetkin next fight? On May 30, 2014, the Russian came out to fight Manuel Charr. Sasha was in great health at that time physical fitness, thanks to which in the seventh round he managed to knock out his opponent with a long five-strike series. Moreover, the German suffered a jaw injury, due to which he could not even give a post-match interview.

After the fight with Charr, Povetkin won the WBC Silver title in his next fight, knocking out Carlos Takam. This was followed by a series of victories over several boxers, which allowed Sasha’s team to negotiate with current champion peace by Briton Anthony Joshua. So far, the final date of their meeting is unknown. Last Stand Alexandra Povetkin's fight took place on March 31, 2018 in the UK with David Price and ended with a fifth-round knockout victory in favor of the Russian.

Life outside the ring

Alexander does not drink alcohol and does not smoke. He has successfully completed his studies at the Faculty of Law. Povetkin is married for the second time and is raising his daughter Arina from his first marriage. His wife's name is Evgenia. The boxer's favorite “toy” is his Yamaha motorcycle. But he also has a Mercedes car.

Sasha has a brother, Vladimir, who was also a professional boxer and competed in the first heavyweight division.