SPORT & NOTE
Alexander POVETKIN

Male

"Sasha"
(aka Alexandr Povetkin, Aleksander Powietkin)
(Alexander Vladimirovich Povetkin)
(Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Пове́ткин)
Heavyweight, Russia, Tschechow, Moscow
Born: 2 September 1979, Kursk City, Russia, Soviet Union
Height: 6ft 1 1/2in, mt 1,86
Weight: 223.75-219.75-221.25-226 lbs

brother of Vladimir Vladimir

as an amateur:
March 2000, Perm, Russian Cup bronze medal 91 kg
2001 and 2002 Russian amateur champion +91 kg
2001, 2002 and 2003 Champion of Europe
2001 Belfast, Northern Ireland, 11th World Seniorr Championships +91 kg
Wstpd 2 Eanna Falvey (Ire), Lpts Oleksii Mazikin (Ukr) 30-36
2001 Brisbane, Australia, 5 Goodwill Games gold medallist +91 kg
Wpts Alexey Mazikin (Ukr) 15-6, Final: Wpts Rustam Saidov (Uzb) 22-9
2002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Strandjata Tournament gold medallist +91 kg
Final: Wpts Harpal Singh (Ine)
2002 Naples, Italy, Trofeo Italia gold medallist +91 kg
Final: Wpts Roberto Cammarelle (Ita) 17-7
2002 Perm, Russia, European Sr Champs gold medallist +91
Wdq 2 Kurban Gunebakan (Tur), Wstpd 1 Taufiq Basisi (Isr)
Wstpd Sebastian Koeber (Ger), Final: Roberto Cammarelle (Ita) 20-16
2003 Russian amanateur Champs silver medallist +91 kg
2003 Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Strandjata Tournament gold medallist +91 kg
Final: Wpts Roberto Cammarelle (Ita) 31-15
2003, Bangkok, Thailand, 12th World Senior Champs gold medallist +91 kg
Wko 2 Djamal Medzhydov (Ukr), Wpts Grzegorz Kielsa (Pol) 20-9
Wpts Rustam Saidov (Uzb) 30-10, Final: Wpts Pedro Carrion (Cub) 30-10
2004 Pula, Croatia, European Senior Champs gold medallist +91 kg
Wstpd 3 Ivica Bacurin (Cro), W/o Vladimer Chanturia (Geo)
Wstpd 3 Nikola Vujasinovich (Sui), Wstpd 3 Jaroslavas Jaksto (Ltu)
Final: Wpts Roberto Cammarelle (Ita) 30-26
2004 Athens, Greece, Olympic Games gold medallist +91 kg
Wstpd 4 Sergey Rozhnov (Bul) (31-13), Wpts Mukhtarkhan Didabekov (Kaz) 31-15
Wpts Roberto Cammarelle (Ita) 31-19, Final: W/o Mohamed Aly (Egy)

Alexander Povetkin was the third Olympic Gold Medallist at super-heavyweight
to win a professional heavyweight world title


Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1998
Ostrava, Czech Republic, Vaclav Prochazka Tournament gold medal, 91 kg
+ Sept. 20Giacobbe FragomeniOstrava, Czech Republic WPTS 9:3
1999
No results recorded
2000
Samara, Russia, Russian Championships gold medal, 91 kg
+ Nov. 21Albert DenisovSamara, Russia WRSC 2
+ Nov. 23Dmitriy ShvetsovSamara, Russia WRSC 3
+ Nov. 24Zagrab EnokyanSamara, Russia WPTS 5:0
+ Nov. 26Evgeniy ArkhipovSamara, Russia WPTS
2001
Halle, Germany, Chemistry Cup silver medal, 91 kg
+ Mar. 7Steffen KretschmannHalle, Germany WRSC
+ Mar. 8Michał KwietniewskiHalle, Germany WRSC 3
- Mar. 10Sebastian KoeberHalle, Germany LPTS 12:8
Saratov, Russia, Russian Championships gold medal, +91 kg
+ Apr. 8Alexey LezinSaratov, Russia WPTS
Belfast, Northern Ireland, World Championship quarter-finals, +91 Kg
+ June 5Eanna FalveyBelfast, Northern Ireland WRSCO 2
- June 7Alex MazikinBelfast, Northern Ireland LPTS 36:30
Brisbane, Australia, Goodwill Games winner, +91 Kg
+ Sept. 7Alex MazikinBrisbane, Australia WPTS 15:6
+ Sept. 9Rustam SaidovBrisbane, Australia WPTS 22:9
2002
Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Strandja Memorial gold medal, +91 Kg
+ Feb. 22Pavlo VanykPlovdiv, Bulgaria WAB 3
+ Feb. 23Rustam SaidovPlovdiv, Bulgaria WRSC 2
+ Feb. 24Harpal SinghPlovdiv, Bulgaria WWO
Roma, Italy, Trofeo Italia gold medal, +91 Kg
+ Mar. 21Michael MacaqueRoma, Italy WPTS 17:2
+ Mar. 22Roberto CammarelleRoma, Italy WPTS 17:7
Rostov, Russia, Russian Championships gold medal, +91 kg
+ May 10Andrey DerevtsovRostov, Russia WPTS
2003
Helsinki, Finland, Gee-Bee Tournament gold medal, +91 kg
+ Apr. 5Ilmar KotselainenHelsinki, Finland WAB 2
+ Apr. 6Modo SallahHelsinki, Finland WPTS 31:8
Ulyanovsk, Russia, Russian Championships silver medal, +91 kg
- May 9Alexey LezinUlyanovsk, Russia LPTS 3:2
Roskilde, Denmark, Copenhagen Cup gold medal, +91 kg
+ Nov. 27Claus BertinoRoskilde, Denmark WAB 3
+ Nov. 28Mohamed AmanissiRoskilde, Denmark WRSC 4
+ Nov. 29Sergey RozhnovRoskilde, Denmark WPTS 25:17
2004
Pula, Croatia, European Championships gold medal, +91 kg
+ Feb. 21Ivica BacurinPula, Croatia WRSCO 3
+ Feb. 23Vladimir ChanturiaPula, Croatia WWO
+ Feb. 25Nikola VujasinovicPula, Croatia WRSCO 3
+ Feb. 27Jaroslavas JakstoPula, Croatia WRSCO 3
+ Feb. 29Roberto CammarellePula, Croatia WPTS 30:26

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
2005
+ June 11Muhammed Ali Kempten, GermanyTKO 1
+ Sept. 3Cerrone Fox Berlin, GermanyTKO 4
+ Oct. 1John Castle Oldenburg, GermanyTKO 1
+ Nov. 12Stephane Tessier Hamburg, GermanyW 4
+ Dec. 17Willie Chapman Berlin, GermanyTKO 6
2006
+ Mar. 4Richard Bango Oldenburg, GermanyKO 2
+ Apr. 22Friday Ahunanya Mannheim, GermanyW 6
+ June 3Livin Castillo Hannover, GermanyTKO 4
+ Sept. 23Ed Mahone Wetzlar, GermanyKO 5
+ Dec. 10Imamu Mayfield Moscow, RussiaKO 3
2007
+ Mar. 3David Bostice Rostock, GermanyTKO 2
+ May 26Patrice L’Heureux Bamberg, GermanyTKO 2
+ June 30Larry Donald Moscow, RussiaW 10
+ Oct. 27Chris Byrd Erfurt, GermanyTKO 11
(Won IBF Heavyweight Title Eliminator)
2008
+ Jan. 26Eddie Chambers Berlin, GermanyW 12
(Won IBF Heavyweight Title Eliminator)
+ July 19Taurus Sykes Chekhov, RussiaTKO 4
2009
+ Apr. 4Jason Estrada Düsseldorf, GermanyW 10
+ Dec. 5 Leo NolanLudwigsburg, GermanyKO 3
2010
+ Mar. 13 Javier MoraBerlin, GermanyTKO 5
+ Oct. 16 Teke OruhChekhov, RussiaKO 5
+ Dec. 18 Nicolai FirthaBerlin, GermanyW 10 UD
2011
+ Aug. 27 Ruslan ChagaevErfurt, GermanyW 12 UD
(Won vacant WBA Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 3 Cedric BoswellHelsinki, FinlandKO 8 (2:58)
(Retained WBA Heavyweight Title)
2012
+ Feb. 25 Marco HuckStuttgart, GermanyW 12 MD
(Retained WBA Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 29 Hasim RahmanHamburg, GermanyTKO 2 (1:46)
(Retained WBA Heavyweight Title)
2013
+ May 17 Andrzej WawrzykMoscow, RussiaTKO 3 (2:28)
(Retained WBA Heavyweight Title)
- Oct. 5 Wladimir KlitschkoMoscow, RussiaL 12 UD
(For IBF, WBO, WBA Super Champ and IBO Heavyweight Titles)
2014
+ May 30 Manuel CharrMoscow, RussiaKO 7 (1:09)
(Won vacant WBC International Heavyweight Title)
+ Oct. 24 Carlos Netsing TakamMoscow, RussiaKO 10 (0:54)
(Won WBC Silver Heavyweight Title)
2015
+ May 22 Mike PerezMoscow, RussiaTKO 1 (1:31)
(Retained WBC Silver Heavyweight Title)
2016
Inactive
2017
+ July 1 Andriy RudenkoMoscow, RussiaW 12 UD
(Won vacant WBO International and vacant WBA Continental Heavyweight Titles)
2018
+ Mar. 31 David PriceCardiff, WalesKO 5 (1:02)
(Retained WBA Inter-Continental and WBO International Heavyweight Titles)
- Sept. 22 Anthony JoshuaWembley, EnglandTKO by 7 (1:59)
(For IBF, WBA Super World, IBO and WBO Heavyweight Titles)

 

Summary

Total bouts: 33, Won: 31 (22 inside the limit), Lost: 2 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0