Alexander Povetkin: record, next fight and profile →
Former champion Alexander Povetkin could very well become the next opponent of cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk, who holds the WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF cruiserweight belts, is heading up to heavyweight - likely on May 18th in Chicago.
Former world champion Alexander Povetkin would have no problem with a potential showdown against Dillian Whyte at The O2 in London. Whyte is being positioned for a planned headline bout on April 20th at the O2, as part of a Sky Sports Box Office card. That could could host several heavyweight bouts, like Joseph Parker vs. Dereck Chisora.
Former champion Alexander Povetkin of Russia is expecting to return to action on a date n April in the UK or in the United States. “I don’t know yet who the next fight will be with, but it should be in April. Most likely, either in England or in the United States. My managers are discussing the details, and I'm waiting for them to tell me the exact details,” said the 39-year-old athlete to reporters.
Ukraine’s Oleksander Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs), the only undisputed male world champion (meaning he holds all four major belts – WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF) at the moment, had a banner year in 2018, winning thrice at his opponents’ backyards, being named 2018 Fighter of the Year by all credible boxing pundits and outlets and putting his name in one line with Evander Holyfield as a duo of the greatest cruiserweight stars of all time.
Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin is confused as to why Dillian Whyte branded him as a "coward" in a recent interview. Povetkin is currently training for a planned return in the coming months. There has been some discussions that he could see action as part of the undercard to Anthony Joshua's next defense of the WBA, IBO, WBO, IBF world titles. Joshua is slated to fight again on April 13th, at Wembley Stadium in London.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin underwent surgery in November to correct injuries to both of his elbows. The Russian boxer has already started working out, a little earlier than planned.
Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin had an operation on the elbows of both hands after the September fight with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, and in January he will be able to start training, according to the boxer's manager Dmitry Ivanov.
According to Sky Sports, Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin is interested in fighting Dillian Whyte or Derek Chisora in the UK in 2019. Povetkin, 39-years-old, saw action twice in 2019 - with both bouts taking place in the UK. He knocked out David Price in the fifth round in Cardiff, and then got a crack at IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua - who stopped the Russian challenger in the seventh round at Wembley Stadium in London.
Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin (34-2, 24 KOs), 39-years-old, is going to have two more fights at most, before retiring for good from the sport. Back in September, Povetkin took part in what was likely his final world title shot - and he was knocked out in seven rounds by WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in London.
Former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew has been a very outspoken critic of boxers who are caught using performance enhancing drugs. In fact, Bellew had recently called for fighters like Luis Ortiz and Alexander Povetkin to receive lifetime bans for their failed drug tests. On the other hand, he believes that boxers who used over the counter items - which unknowingly had a banned substance - should get a pass from facing such a harsh penalty.