Team Povetkin Suspect Tainted Meat, Plan Polygraph Tests
The entire team of Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin, who is accused of doping violations, will take a polygraph test this week, his promoter Andrei Ryabinsky said Tuesday.
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Vitali Klitschko on Povetkin: He Lost His Credibility With The Fans
Former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is almost as a loss for words when discussing the current situation with Alexander Povetkin (31-1-0, 23 KO’s), who is a former Olympic gold medal winner and for a short time held the WBA's "regular" version of the heavyweight belt.
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Stiverne: 'They' Knew All Along That Povetkin Would Test Positive
Former WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne had a feeling that something strange was going on last week - and then he was hit with the news that Alexander Povetkin testing positive for banned substance ostarine.
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WBC: Povetkin Investigation To Be Completed By Early 2017
According to World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman, the latest PED investigation into Alexander Povetkin (31-1-0, 23 KO’s) will be completed by early 2017.
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Don King Preparing Lawsuit Against Povetkin, Ryabinsky
According to overseas sources, veteran promoter Don King is preparing to gain a measure of revenge by filing a lawsuit against his promotional rival Andrei Ryabinsky of Russia.
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Wilder Won’t Discuss Povetkin's 2nd Failed PED Test in 7 Months
Deontay Wilder surely has plenty to say about Alexander Povetkin failing another performance-enhancing drug test. In a complete departure from the norm, though, the talkative heavyweight champion has chosen not to say it. Wilder declined comment Saturday, presumably because he is involved in litigation with Povetkin and his promoter, Andrey Rabinsky.
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Povetkin's Promoter Not Convinced By VADA Test, Explains Doubts
Olympic gold medal winner and former WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin has maintained that he did not use banned performance enhancing substances and does not know how steroids entered his body.
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Povetkin Says 'Out of Shape' Stiverne Was Looking For a Way Out
Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin (31-1-0, 23 KO’s) believes Bermane Stiverne (25-3-1, 21 KO’s) had no intention of fighting him and didn't properly train for the fight. He felt Stiverne was out of shape and looking for any reason to get out of the fight.
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Don King Explodes on Povetkin, Wants Stiverne To Get Wilder Shot
LAS VEGAS – In the aftermath of Saturday’s news that the WBC Interim heavyweight title fight in Russia between former heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne and top-ranked Alexander Povetkin had been cancelled because Povetkin tested positive for drugs again, Hall of Fame promoter Don “Only In America” King offered a simple solution:
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Povetkin KOs Late Sub Duhaupas After Failing Another PED Test
Alexander Povetkin didn’t win the WBC interim heavyweight title Saturday, nor did he win many fans worldwide. He did beat Johann Duhaupas, a last-second substitute for Bermane Stiverne. Russia’s Povetkin stopped France’s Duhaupas in the sixth round of a scheduled 10-round, non-title fight at the Ekaterinburg Expo in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
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