Alexander Povetkin Boxing News

By Jim Dower: With his 2nd round knockout win over Nagy Aguilera in the International Boxing Federation heavyweight title eliminator bout on March 12th, the 29-year-old Peter has assured himself a fight against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KO’s) in the future. The only thing that Peter has to do now is wait [...]

There’s an old saying that “getting to the top is tough; staying there, tougher.” Perhaps nobody currently active in the sport of boxing knows that any better than Samuel Peter.
However, by virtue of his two-round destruction of Nagy Aguilera last Friday night’s IBF Heavyweight Eliminator in Grapevine, TX, the former WBC World Heavyweight [...]

Marco “Captain” Huck (28-1, 21 KOs) defended his WBO Cruiserweight Title with a spectacular third-round TKO victory over Adam Richards (23-3, 15 KOs). The 25-year-old German champion started to land his trademark power punches in the second round before dropping his opponent in the third. Huck followed it up with another firework that sent his [...]

By Jim Dower: World Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (28-1, 21 KO’s) made easy work of American Adam Richards (23-3, 15 KO’s), stopping him in the 3rd round on Saturday night at the Max Schmeling Halle in Berlin. Huck dominated Richards from earlier moment of the fight, knocking him down in the 3rd round. [...]

WBO Cruiserweight Champion Marco “Captain” Huck, American challenger Adam Richards, International Boxing Federation mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin as well as cruiserweight hopeful Alexander Frenkel and IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez all participated in a public work-out today in Berlin´s famous Axel-Springer-Passage.

Unbeaten heavyweight contender and IBF mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (18-0, 13 KOs) will take on Javier Mora in Berlin on March 13. The 2004 Olympic gold medal winner will make his second fight under the guidance of star coach Teddy Atlas. In December, the 30-year-old Russian became the first man to knock out Leo Nolan, [...]

By Erik Schmidt: In a stay busy fight, heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin (18-0, 13 KO’s) defeated Leo Nolan (27-2, 10 KOs) by a 3rd round stoppage on the undercard of the WBO cruiserweight bout between champion Marco Huck and interim champion Ola Afolabi on Saturday night at Arena, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Povetkin, 30, outworked the [...]

By Dave Lahr: After waiting two long years for a title shot against International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, Alexander Povetkin, the mandatory challenger to Klitschko’s title, will fight for the interim IBF title in January 2010.

By Dave Lahr: With Eddie Chambers decisive 12-round unanimous decision victory over number #1 ranked WBO heavyweight contender, Chambers solved the last piece of the puzzle for who will be IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s WBO mandatory challenger in early 2010. Klitschko, 33, now has Alexander Povetkin ahead of him later on this year for [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Number #1 ranked IBF and WBO heavyweight contender Alexander Dimitrenko (29-0, 19 KOs) wasn’t the least impressed with former 2004 Olympic heavyweight Gold Medalist Alexander Povetkin’s (17-0, 12 KOs) recent 10-round unanimous decision victory over Jason Estrada last weekend and wants a fight with Povetkin with the winner to move forward for [...]

By Erik Schmidt: In a stay busy fight, International Boxing Federation number #1 mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (17-0, 12 KOs) defeated American Jason Estrada (15-2, 3 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision tonight in Dusseldorf, Germany. Povetkin, 29, the 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist for Russia, was making his first appearance since beating Taurus Sykes in [...]

The long awaited showdown between America’s leading young heavyweight prospect, 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada, and Alexander Povetkin, 2004 Olympic gold medalist and the IBF’s No. 1 contender, will finally happen April 4 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. president Jimmy Burchfield made several key announcements today, ranging from a minimum 11-fight schedule in 2009 to major fights in Germany for two of his top fighters, Jason “Big Six” Estrada and cruiserweight “Awesome” Aaron Williams.

Kelly Pavlik’s trainer Jack Loew believes the middleweight champion must defeat Marco Antonio Rubio this weekend to get his career back on track. Pavlik fights for the first time since he lost to Bernard Hopkins in October last year. Loew told the Steve Bunce Boxing Hour on Setanta Sports News that this was a fight [...]

By Dave Lahr: As we survey the heavyweight scene one has to wonder who will be the top heavyweight in the future after the Klitschko brothers retire. As if now, there’s no one heavyweight that stands out above the rest. There’s currently four heavyweights that stand out from the rest of the division and look [...]

By Jason Kim: International Boxing Federation (IBF) heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (51-3, 45 KOs) will be defending his title on December 13th, in Mannheim, Germany, against Alexander Povetkin (16-0, 12 KOs). The bout pits two former Olympic Gold Medalists, Klitschko the 1996 winner and Povetkin the 2004 Gold medal winner. In Povetkin’s case, he’s been [...]

By Eric Thomas: in the latest boxing news, IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (51-3, 45 KOs) is reportedly close to signing for his title defense against undefeated IBF mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (16-0, 12 KOs), a bout that possibly will be taking place on December 3rd. If this turns out to be the case, then [...]

By Erik Schmidt: After watching unbeaten heavyweight Alexander Povetkin (16-0, 12 KOs) dispatch a rather reluctant, timid-looking Taurus Sykes (25-5-1, 7 KOs) in the 4th round last Saturday night at the Olimpyskiy Sports Palace, in Chekhov, Russia, I have grave concerns about whether Povetkin, 28, is ready for a fight against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Looking as if he wanted to be anywhere rather than the boxing ring, journeyman Taurus Sykes (25-5-1, 7 KOs) was stopped in the 4th round of a scheduled 10-round bout tonight by IBF number #1 ranked contender Alexander Povetkin 16-0, 12 KOs) at the Olimpyskiy Sports Palace, in Chekhov, Russia. Sykes, 33, [...]

By Erik Schmidt: In a stay busy fight, IBF #1 heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin (15-0, 11 KOs) fights Taurus Sykes (25-4-1, 7 KOs) in a 10-round bout on July 19th at the Olimpyskiy Sports Palace, in Chekhov, Russia. This is a fight that isn’t expected to be a competitive one, nor is it planned on [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Yesterday in Hamburg, Germany, at IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s press conference for this Saturday’s bout with Tony Thompson, a large double-decker bus rolled up to the meeting, filled with Russian models, and a large sign outside of the bus saying “Klitschko – I want you,” along with a recorded message from [...]

By Jason Kim: In a stay busy fight, number #1 ranked IBF challenger undefeated Alexander Povetkin (15-0, 11 KOs) will face journeyman fighter Taurus Sykes (25-4-1, 7 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round bout on July 19th at the Olimpyskiy Sports Palace, in Chekhov, Russia. Povetkin, 28, has been forced to wait on IBF heavyweight champion [...]

By Eric Thomas: In a move that comes to no surprise to me, the IBF has decided to give IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) an exception to bypass his IBF mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (15-0, 11 KOs), in which case Klitschko will now be able to go ahead with his plans to [...]

By Dan Ambrose: In the latest boxing news, IBF heavyweight champion Wladmir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) has reportedly turned down an offer of five million Euro to fight his #1 challenger for his IBF title Alexander Povetkin, according to Bild Zeitung, a German paper. If the story is indeed true, then it means Wladimir has [...]

By Nate Anderson: With yesterday’s news of IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) to fight his #1 mandatory for his WBO crown, Tony Thompson (31-1, 19 KOs) next, where does that leave Klitschko’s number one mandatory for his IBF title, Alexander Povetkin? It seems to me that Povetkin just finished winning the right [...]

By John Dower: After watching the new International Boxing Federation mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (15-0, 11 KOs) struggle against American Eddie Chambers (30-1, 16 KOs) last Saturday night in Berlin, Germany, I’m starting to re-think the wisdom of IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs) of facing Povetkin when/if Wladimir defeats WBO heavyweight title [...]

Last night, Alexander Povetkin (15-0, 11 KOs) earned the right to be the mandatory for the International Boxing Federation title with his victory over Eddie Chambers. However, it’s still too early to tell whether it will be Wladimir Klitschko, the current IBF heavyweight champion, or Sultan Ibragimov, who Wladimir will be fighting on February 23rd [...]

By Eric Schmidt: In an outcome that came to no surprise, Alexander Povetkin (15-0, 11 KOs) outworked Eddie Chambers (30-1, 16 KOs) through course of their 12-round bout, beating him by a unanimous decision tonight in Berlin, Germany. After a good start in the first three round, in which he landed some good shots to [...]

By Chris Thomas: undefeated heavyweights Eddie Chambers (30-0, 16 KOs) and Alexander Povetkin (14-0, 11 KOs) mix it up on Saturday night in the International Boxing Federation eliminator bout at the Tempodrom, Kreuzberg, in Berlin, Germany. The winner of the bout has the pleasure of facing the victor of next months bout between IBF heavyweight [...]

HBO’s late-night boxing series kicks off the new year with a heavyweight showdown when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: ALEXANDER POVETKIN VS. EDDIE CHAMBERS is seen SATURDAY, JAN. 26 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT), from the Tempodrome in Berlin, exclusively on HBO. The HBO Sports team of Bob Papa, Max Kellerman and Lennox Lewis will be ringside [...]