Alexander Povetkin: What Is His Biography? Net worth, Height, 5 Interesting Facts

With hard work, doggedness and constant training, the Russian professional boxer, Alexander Povetkin has become what true sports stars are made of. He has risen through the ranks to win several prestigious titles first as an amateur and in his professional boxing career suffering just two losses. He won the gold medal in the 2002 and 2004 European Championships, gold at the 2003 World Championships, and gold at the 2004 Olympics in the super heavyweight division all as an amateur. He also held the WBA regular heavyweight title from 2011 to 2013 among several heavyweight titles.

As of 2019, he is ranked by BoxRec as the 5th world’s best active heavyweight and number seven by The Ring magazine and Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.

Alexander Povetkin Biography

He was born Alexander Vladimirovich Povetkin in Kursk, Russian SFSR, the Soviet Union on the 2nd of September, 1979. He grew up very active and interested in sports. He began his amateur career in kickboxing and won a ‘World Junior Championship’ in September 1997 then came first for the Baltic countries cup in 1998. In 1999, he won another World title and a European professional kickboxing title in the year 2000.

In the same year at age 21, he won his major boxing tournament (Russian Championships) which heralded several winnings at various amateur tournaments. After winning an Olympic Gold in 2004, he finished his amateur career with an impressive 125- 7 record avenging all losses.

He took a year off before deciding to turn pro. His first contract as a professional was with Sauerland Events which allowed him to train in Russia and fight out of Germany. He made his debut in Germany on the 11th of June 2005 where he defeated Muhammad Ali Durmaz in the second-round TKO.

At the end of 2006, he had a sterling record of ten wins in ten fights. One of the wins that established him as a heavyweight contender was a win against Larry Donald in 2007. The fight went on to the ten rounds full distance and was a solid win for Alexander.

In his professional boxing career, he has had 35 wins with 24 wins by knockout and 11 wins by decision. The 2 losses he suffered are Anthony Joshua by knockout and Wladimir Klitschko by decision.

He has fought boxers like Cerrone Fox, John Castle, Stephane Tessier, Willie Chapman, Andrzej Wawrzyk, Richard Bango, Friday Ahunanya, Livin Castillo, Ed Mahone, Imamu Mayfield, David Bostic, Patrice L’Heureux, Larry Donald, Marco Huck, Eddie Chambers, Jason Estrada, Ruslan Chagaev, Hasim Rahman, Hughie Fury, David Price amongst others. He has also ended several winning streaks for several boxers.

As regards his wife, Alexander has been married twice. He first married Irina with whom he shares his daughter (Arina). It’s uncertain what caused their separation and consequent divorce. But in 2013, he married Yevgenia Merkulova in the Czech Republic. She is a Russian model who became known for winning the Miss Kursk competition.

What is the net worth of Alexander Povetkin?

The heavyweight champion has had 37 total fights and 35 wins in his professional boxing career. The bulk of his wealth has been from winning several championships and titles. His net worth has been estimated to be $7 million.

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Height and Weight

For a professional boxer, Alexander Povetkin is a man who has a very impressive height and body weight. He is 6 feet 2 inches (1.88m) tall while his weight is 228 lbs

Here are some interesting facts about Alexander Povetkin.

1. Alexander was trained by Valery Belov alongside his brother (Vladimir) who is also a professional light heavyweight fighter.
2. Alexander has called himself a Rodnovery. He practices the Slavic Nature Faith which is a modern Pagan religion that draws from surviving archaeological and historical sources, folk religion and several other sources. Alexander tattooed the Star of Rus on his inner left biceps and wears a Perun Axe necklace.
3. In March 2017, Alexander failed a drug test and was handed a $250,000 fine before being banned indefinitely from boxing by the World Boxing Council. They lifted the ban in December 2017 and he was inserted back into their rankings in January 2018.
4. Alexander has had some injuries and operations during the course of his career. He withdrew from a challenge with Klitschko in 2008 due to an injury and also had an elbow operation in 2018 after his fight with Anthony Joshua.
5. Alexander has won and retained several titles in his professional boxing career. They include the WBA International heavyweight title, IBF, IBO, and WBO heavyweight titles. He also won the WBA Inter-Continental and WBO International heavyweight titles.

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