Alexander Povetkin: record, next fight and profile →
Joshua, Povetkin Scorecard Live BoxingScene - Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua hit the scales nearly two stones heavier than Russian opponent Alexander Povetkin as the two weighed in for Saturday's title fight at Wembley Stadium. (photos by Lawrence Lustig, Mark Robinson)
IBF, IBO, WBC, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua landed 35% of his total punches, while opponents landed 21.2%, giving Joshua a plus/minus rating of +13.8- #3 among CompuBox Categorical Leaders. Joshua also landed 38.9% of his power punches.
Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) defends his IBF World, WBA Super World, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles against Alexander Povetkin (34-1, 24 early) at Wembley Stadium on Sky Sports PPV on Saturday night in what he hopes will continue to be a long run of fights and victories. As fight night draws near, the 28-year-old has revealed that he has also looked at another sportsman in a different sport for tips on how to best look after himself and prolong his career.
Alexander Povetkin has gone from being the hottest young heavyweight in the world to facing him. The 2004 Olympic gold medalist at super heavyweight burst into the upper echelon of the professional ranks in only his fourteenth fight, stopping veteran former titlist Chris Byrd. In his very next fight, he won a decision over undefeated Eddie Chambers and appeared on a rocket towards a crack at Wladimir Klitschko.
Odds-makers, most fans and the vast majority of experts don’t consider Alexander Povetkin too big of a threat to upset Anthony Joshua on Saturday night. Povetkin’s promoters get the sense, however, that Joshua’s handlers and Joshua himself realize the danger Povetkin presents.
The dust barely settled around the biggest fight of this year between pound-for-pound stars Gennady Golovkin and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on Mexican Independence Day this past weekend in Las Vegas, the boxing world is preparing for another robust event between heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and his WBA mandatory challenger, Alexander Povetkin on Saturday in London, England.
It's here. The Heayweight Final Four. Anthony Joshua-Alexander Povetkin tonight and Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury on December 1. CompuBox takes a closer look at their numbers in many key statistical categories.
Carlos Takam knows as much about Anthony Joshua and Alexander Povetkin as any heavyweight. The rugged contender from Cameroon has lost to both boxers, including a 10th-round technical knockout defeat to Joshua on October 28 in Cardiff, Wales. Takam declined to pick a winner when he was interviewed by Sky Sports, but he assessed Povetkin’s chances of pulling off an upset Saturday night at Wembley Stadium in London.
The world heavyweight title fight between Anthony Joshua and Alexander Povetkin should never have been sanctioned, according to Tony Bellew. Joshua defends his WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF titles against his unglamorous mandatory challenger at a time when he has already been criticised for not fighting Tyson Fury or WBC champion Deontay Wilder, his significantly higher-profile rivals.
Anthony Joshua is ready to fulfil his mandatory obligations by facing Russian fighter Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium. The last time Joshua fought at Wembley, it was in front of about 90,000 spectators in April 2017 when he beat Wladimir Klitschko to become boxing's new superstar virtually overnight.