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Alexander Povetkin
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Super Heavyweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bangkok Super Heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Perm Super Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2004 Pula Super Heavyweight
Aleksander Povetkin
Born
Александр Поветкин

(1979-09-02) September 2, 1979 (age 45)
Kursk, Russia
NationalityRussian
Other namesSasha/White Lion/Knight/Tsar (also spelled Zar)
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins16
Wins by KO12
Losses0
Draws0
No contests0

Aleksander Vladimirovich Povetkin (Russian: Александр Владимирович Поветкин; born in Kursk, Soviet Union on September 2, 1979) is a Russian boxer. His height is 6' 2" (188 centimeters). Because of his amateur success, as well as his early pro accomplishments, he is seen as a leading contender in professional boxing's Heavyweight division.

Amateur

After a successful amateur kick boxing career that included winning World Junior championship in 1997, World title in 1999 and a European professional kickboxing title in 2000, Povetkin won his first major boxing tournament at the Russian Championships in 2000 at the age of 21. This would be the beginning of several major amateur tournaments Povetkin would go on to win including; the Good Will Games in Brisbane, Australia in 2001; the 34th European Championship in 2002; the XII World Championship in 2003 held in Thailand; and the 35th European Championship in 2004. His amateur success would culminate in winning the gold medal at super-heavyweight (>91 kg) boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, in a walkover match over Egyptian Mohamed Aly. After taking Olympic Gold, he concluded his amateur career with a record of 125-7, with all losses avenged.[1]

Amateur boxing competition record

Date Competition Location Result
August 2004 Olympic games Athens 1st place
February 2004 European championship Pula 1st place
November 2003 24th Copenhagen cup Copenhagen 1st place
July 2003 XII World Cup Banghok 1st place
May 2003 Russian championship Ulyanovsk 2nd place
April 2003 22nd Gee Bee tournament Helsinki 1st place
March 2003 International competition Warsaw 1st place
February 2003 54th Strandja Cup Plovdiv 1st place
November 2002 Russian championship Vladivostok 1st place
October 2002 International tournament Warsaw 1st place
July 2002 European championship Perm 1st place
May 2002 Russian championship Rostov 1st place
March 2002 International tournament Rome 1st place
February 2002 53nd Strandja Cup Plovdiv 1st place
November 2001 Oil cup Nizhne-Vartovsk 1st place
October 2001 International tournament "Gold Ring" Podolsk 1st place
September 2001 Goodwill games Brisbane 1st place
June 2001 World championship Belfast 5th place
March 2001 Russian championship Saratov 1st place
March 2001 International tournament Halle 2nd place
November 2000 Russian championship Samara 1st place
March 2000 Russian Cup Perm 3rd place

Amateur Boxing Highlights

  • 2004 won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens at Superheavyweight representing Russia. Results were:

Kickboxing competition record

Date Competition Location Result
June 2000 European championships (professional) Nicosia 1st place
November 1999 10th World championship Caorle 1st place
May 1998 Baltic countries cup Kaliningrad 1st place
September 1997 World Junior championship (under 19) Moscow 1st place

Pro career

2005

After winning the gold medal, Povetkin took a year off before making the decision to turn pro. After meeting with several fight promoters, Povetkin signed a contract to fight for Sauerland Events. Unlike other promoters, Sauerland would allow Povetkin to train mainly in his native Russia, and fight primarily out of Germany. Povetkin made his professional debut in Germany June 11, 2005 by defeating German Muhammed Ali Durmaz by second round TKO. He followed that victory, in September, with a fourth round KO over Cerrone Fox and then by a first round KO over John Castle less than a month later. Although Castle was a last minute replacement for another fighter, who Povetkin did not know anything about, Povetkin was still able to defeat Castle in the first round. In November, Povetkin won a one-sided four round decision over Canadian Stephane Tessier and finished off the year by gaining a TKO in 5 win over American Willie Chapman in December.

2006

Povetkin stated early in the year that he wanted to fight five times in 2006. His first fight on his way of accomplishing this happened on March 4, 2006 when Povetkin scored a 2nd round TKO over Nigerian 1992 Olympic bronze medal winner Richard Bango. Though Bango had some success in the first round, Povetkin rallied, to not only win that round, but to knock out Bango in the next.

For his next fight, on April 22, Povetkin signed up for his most important fight up until that date by facing Friday Ahunanya. Povetkin vs. Ahunanya drew attention in the boxing community because Ahunanya was believed to be a tough opponent for someone with only six fights. Despite this, the fight was fairly one-sided and Povetkin won a by clear unanimous decision.

He followed up those wins with a third round KO in Hannover, Germany on June 3, 2006 against Ecuador's Livin Castillo, Povetkin's first south paw opponent, and a fifth round KO on September 23, 2006 against veteran American Ed Mahone in Wetzlar, Germany.

His final fight of the year was held on December 10 against ex-Cruiserweight title holder Imamu Mayfield. Mayfield became Povetkin's opponent after original opponent Ross Purrity was injured before the fight. It was Povetkin's first pro fight in his native Russia and was held on the undercard of Oleg Maskaev's first WBC title defense; the first time a heavyweight championship bout was held in Russia. Povetkin won this fight by way of a KO in the third round, bringing his total record to 10 wins in 10 fights by the end of the year.

2007

On March 3, 2007 Povetkin scored another TKO, this time over experienced American, David Bostice. The fight ended in the second round. Following that fight, Povetkin had a more of a stay busy fight, winning for the fifth straight time by KO, this time in the second round over Canada's Patrice L'Heureux.

Alexander Povetkin's next fight June 30, 2007, was against experienced American contender, Larry Donald. Donald held victories over such illustrious figures as ex-champion Evander Holyfield as well narrowly losing his last fight prior to Povetkin, in a close decision to former belt holder Nicolay Valuev. Donald was considered, by many, to be a very good test for a prospect such as Povetkin, a test that Povetkin passed decisively, winning every round of the ten round confrontation (unanimous decision win).

This was the first time that Povetkin had gone the full distance of ten rounds in a professional boxing fight, though he did go ten rounds as a pro kick-boxer. The win over Donald was considered very solid and Povetkin continued his emergence as a promising heavyweight boxing contender.

IBF Tournament

In July, the International Boxing Federation (IBF) announced it had created a four person tournament to create a challenger for current IBF (and WBO) champion Wladimir Klitschko.

On October 27, 2007 Povetkin met former title holder Chris Byrd, who had lost his title to Klitschko the year before. Povetkin won the fight by way of an 11th round TKO victory. Byrd put up more resistance than Donald, but ultimately, was overwhelmed and his corner threw in the towel. Less than a week later, Eddie Chambers won a split decision victory over former title challenger Calvin Brock. This advanced both Povetkin and Chambers to the final round of the tournament. On January 26, 2008, Povetkin defeated Chambers by unanimous decision to become the mandatory challenger for Klitschko, whom he will fight in light of Klitschko's victory over Thompson on July 12, 2008. On July 19, 2008, Povetkin defeated Taurus Sykes by knockout in the fourth round.

He will fight the WBO, IBF, and IBO Heavyweight Champion of the World, Wladimir Klitschko, on December, 13th. On October 25th, Povetkin withdrew from the fight against Klitschko due to an injury suffered.

Personal life

Povetkin has a wife, Irina, and a four-year old daughter named Arina. He also has a brother, Vladimir, who fights as a professional light heavyweight. Both fighters are trained by Valery Belov.

References

  1. ^ Povetkin beats Chambers, earns shot at heavyweight title


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