Alexander Povetkin (36-3-1, 25) was born in Kursk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on September 2, 1979. At the age of 25 years on June 11, 2005, he made his professional boxing debut against Muhammad Ali Durmaz, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 22nd career fight at 31 years old, Povetkin became a heavyweight world champion on August 27, 2011 after defeating Ruslan Chagaev via 12-round unanimous decision to win the WBA (Regular) title.
Povetkin's last fight was a heavyweight (WBC) world-title defense against Dillian Whyte on March 27, 2021. He lost the fight via 4th-round TKO. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Alexander Povetkin's best fights have been against Ruslan Chagaev, Andriy Rudenko, Hughie Fury, Christian Hammer, Eddie Chambers, Marco Huck and Carlos Takam.
Povetkin has 3 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40  | Mar 27, 2021 41 years, 6 months 36-3-1 (25) | 32 years, 11 months 27-2 (18) | HW | 4 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC Interim |
39 | Aug 22, 2020 40 years, 11 months 36-2-1 (25) | 32 years, 4 months 27-1 (18) | HW | 5 | KO | WIN Won WBC Interim |
38  | Dec 7, 2019 40 years, 3 months 35-2-1 (24) | 31 years, 4 months 18-1 (12) | HW | 12 | SD | DRAW |
37  | Aug 31, 2019 39 years, 11 months 35-2 (24) | 24 years, 11 months 23-2 (13) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
36  | Sep 22, 2018 39 years 34-2 (24) | 28 years, 11 months 21-0 (20) | HW | 7 | TKO | LOSS For WBA (Super), IBF, WBO |
35  | Mar 31, 2018 38 years, 6 months 34-1 (24) | 34 years, 8 months 22-3 (18) | HW | 5 | KO | WIN |
34  | Dec 15, 2017 38 years, 3 months 33-1 (23) | 30 years, 2 months 22-4 (12) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
33  | Jul 1, 2017 37 years, 9 months 32-1 (23) | 33 years, 9 months 31-2 (19) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
32  | Dec 17, 2016 37 years, 3 months 31-1 (23) | 35 years, 10 months 34-3 (21) | HW | 6 | KO | WIN |
31  | Nov 4, 2015 36 years, 2 months 30-1 (22) | 35 years, 10 months 31-1 (17) | HW | 12 | TKO | WIN |
30  | May 22, 2015 35 years, 8 months 29-1 (21) | 29 years, 7 months 21-1-1 (13) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
29  | Oct 24, 2014 35 years, 1 months 28-1 (20) | 33 years, 10 months 30-1-1 (23) | HW | 10 | KO | WIN |
28  | May 30, 2014 34 years, 8 months 27-1 (19) | 29 years, 7 months 26-1 (15) | HW | 7 | KO | WIN |
27  | Oct 5, 2013 34 years, 1 months 26-1 (18) | 37 years, 6 months 60-3 (51) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, The Ring |
26 | May 17, 2013 33 years, 8 months 26-0 (18) | Andrzej Wawrzyk | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA (Regular) |
25  | Sep 29, 2012 33 years 25-0 (17) | 39 years, 10 months 50-7-2 (41) | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA (Regular) |
24  | Feb 25, 2012 32 years, 5 months 24-0 (16) | 27 years, 3 months 34-1 (25) | HW | 12 | MD | WIN Defended WBA (Regular) |
23 | Dec 3, 2011 32 years, 3 months 23-0 (16) | Cedric Boswell | HW | 8 | KO | WIN Defended WBA (Regular) |
22  | Aug 27, 2011 31 years, 11 months 22-0 (15) | 32 years, 10 months 27-1-1 (17) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA (Regular) |
21 | Dec 18, 2010 31 years, 3 months 21-0 (15) | Nicolai Firtha | 10 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Oct 16, 2010 31 years, 1 months 20-0 (15) | Teke Oruh | 5 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Mar 13, 2010 30 years, 6 months 19-0 (14) | Javier Mora | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Dec 5, 2009 30 years, 3 months 18-0 (13) | Leo Nolan | 3 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Apr 4, 2009 29 years, 7 months 17-0 (12) | Jason Estrada | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Jul 19, 2008 28 years, 10 months 16-0 (12) | Taurus Sykes | 4 | KO | WIN | |
15  | Jan 26, 2008 28 years, 4 months 15-0 (11) | 25 years, 9 months 30-0 (16) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
14  | Oct 27, 2007 28 years, 1 months 14-0 (11) | 37 years, 2 months 40-3-1 (21) | 11 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Jun 30, 2007 27 years, 9 months 13-0 (10) | Larry Donald | 10 | UD | WIN | |
12 | May 26, 2007 27 years, 8 months 12-0 (10) | Patrice L'Heureux | 2 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Mar 3, 2007 27 years, 6 months 11-0 (9) | David Bostice | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Dec 10, 2006 27 years, 3 months 10-0 (8) | Imamu Mayfield | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Sep 23, 2006 27 years 9-0 (7) | Ed Mahone | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jun 3, 2006 26 years, 9 months 8-0 (6) | Livin Castillo | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Apr 22, 2006 26 years, 7 months 7-0 (5) | Friday Ahunanya | 6 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Mar 4, 2006 26 years, 6 months 6-0 (5) | Richard Bango | 2 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Dec 17, 2005 26 years, 3 months 5-0 (4) | Willie Chapman | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Nov 12, 2005 26 years, 2 months 4-0 (3) | Stephane Tessier | 4 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Oct 1, 2005 26 years 3-0 (3) | John Castle | 1 | RTD | WIN | |
2 | Sep 3, 2005 26 years 2-0 (2) | Cerrone Fox | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jun 11, 2005 25 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Muhammad Ali Durmaz | 2 | TKO | WIN |
