Alexander Povetkin

Alexander Povetkin
Алекса́ндр Пове́ткин
Povetkin in 2015
Born (1979-09-02) 2 September 1979 (age 45)
NationalityRussian
Other names
  • Sasha
  • Russian Vityaz
  • White Lion
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Reach190 cm (75 in)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights40
Wins36
Wins by KO25
Losses3
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Super-heavyweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bangkok Super-heavyweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Perm Super-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2004 Pula Super-heavyweight
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Perm Super-heavyweight
Strandzha Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Bulgaria Super-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bulgaria Super-heavyweight

Alexander Vladimirovich "Sasha" Povetkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Пове́ткин; born 2 September 1979) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2021. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Regular version) heavyweight title from 2011 to 2013; the World Boxing Council (WBC) (Interim version) heavyweight title from 2020 to 2021; and challenged twice for the unified heavyweight championship in 2013 and 2018.

As an amateur, Povetkin won gold medals in the super-heavyweight division at the 2002 and 2004 European Championships, 2003 World Championships, and 2004 Olympics. After turning professional in 2005, he defeated Ruslan Chagaev to claim the inaugural WBA (Regular) title in 2011. After performing five consecutive defenses, he challenged Klitschko for the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring titles in 2013, suffering his first professional career loss by unanimous decision. In 2018, Povetkin would challenge again for the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles, this time against Joshua, and suffered a seventh-round technical knockout loss.

He was rated in the top ten annual heavyweights by BoxRec from 2006 to 2020, and rated in the top five annual heavyweights from 2007 to 2020, except for 2019.[2] He is a one-time winner of the WBC KO of the Year (2020) and Premier Boxing Champions Knockout of the Year (2020).[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Sky Box Office tale of the tape prior to the Anthony Joshua fight.
  2. ^ "BoxRec's Annual Ratings: Heavyweight Annuals - BoxRec".
  3. ^ "WBC KO of the Year 2020: Povetkin-Whyte".
  4. ^ "Best of Boxing in 2020: CBS Sports highlights winners of Fighter, Knockout and Fight of the year". 24 December 2020.