Alexander Povetkin

Name: Alexander Povetkin
Alias: Russian Vityaz
Birth Name: Александр Владимирович Поветкин
Hometown: Chekhov, Russia
Birthplace: Kursk, Russia
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 188cm
Reach: 191cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainers: Valeriy Belov (2005-2009), Teddy Atlas (2009-2011), Alexander Zimin (2012), Kostya Tszyu (2012-2013), Alexander Zimin & Stacey McKinley (2013), Ivan Kirpa (2014-present)
Manager: Vladimir Hryunov (2005-2013)
Promoters: Wilfried Sauerland (Sauerland Event) (former), Andrey Ryabinsky (2014-present)

Amateur Highlights

Amateur Record: 125-7
2002 European Championships Gold medalist in Perm, Russia (+91kg):
- Defeated Gunebakan Kurban (Turkey) DISQ-2
- Defeated Bsisi Taufiq (Israel) RSCO-3
- Defeated Sebastian Kober (Germany) RSCH-4
- Defeated Roberto Cammarelle (Italy) 20:16

2003 World Championships Gold medalist in Bangkok, Thailand (+91kg):
- Defeated Djamal Madjidov (Ukraine) KO 2
- Defeated Grzegorz Kielsa (Poland) 20:9
- Defeated Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan) 30:10
- Defeated Pedro Carrion (Cuba) 29:27

2004 European Championships Gold medalist in Pula, Croatia (+91kg):
- Defeated Ivica Bacurin (Croatia) RSCO-3
- Defeated Vladimir Chanturia (Georgia) W/O
- Defeated Nikola Vujasinovic (Switzerland) RSCO-2 (21-0)
- Defeated Jaroslavas Jaksto (Lithuania) RSCO-3
- Defeated Roberto Cammarelle (Italy) 30:26

2004 Summer Olympic Games Gold medalist in Athens, Greece (+91kg):
- Defeated Sergey Rozhnov (Bulgaria) RSC-4
- Defeated Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (Kazakhstan) 31:15
- Defeated Roberto Cammarelle (Italy) 31:19
- Defeated Mohamed Aly (Egypt) W/O (Aly could not compete in the final due to an injured right hand)

Championship Record

0-2-0 (0 KO’s) in world championship bouts (secondary belts excluded).
5-2-0 (3 KO’s) against former or current world champions:
- Won against Imamu Mayfield, Chris Byrd, Ruslan Chagaev, Marco Huck & Hasim Rahman.
- Lost against Wladimir Klitschko & Anthony Joshua.

Variant Record

Defeated 2 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: Eddie Chambers & Andrzej Wawrzyk.

Defeated Ruslan Chagaev by a twelve-round unanimous decision on August 27, 2011 to win the vacant WBA "Regular" Heavyweight Championship, which had been declared vacant after WBA Heavyweight Champion David Haye lost to IBF/WBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko on July 2, 2011. Klitschko was declared the WBA "Super Champion."
Povetkin was scheduled to fight Deontay Wilder for the WBC World heavyweight title. The bout was scheduled to top the bill in the Russian capital on Saturday 21st May 2016 at the “Megasport” Khodynka Ice Palace only to be postponed one week before the clash following test results by VADA. Povetkin tested positive for Meldonium, and Deontay Wilder was granted a voluntary defence. The fight never took place.
On December 17th 2016, Alexander Povetkin was scheduled to fight Bermane Stiverne for the interim WBC World heavyweight title, and a chance to become mandatory for Deontay Wilders WBC World heavyweight title. Hours before the fight, Povetkin tested positive for Ostarine, and Bermane Stiverne called the fight off. The WBC decided not to sanction the fight but Povetkin still fought under the Russian board, with Johann Duhaupas stepping in as a late replacement. Duhaupas was KO'd in round 6.

Preceded by:
David Haye
Lost bid for Super Championship

WBA Heavyweight Champion
2011 Aug 27 – 2013 Oct 5
Regular Champion
Lost bid for Super Championship

Succeeded by:
Ruslan Chagaev
Regular Champion