Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-03-27, some nice exchanges and a good finish: the boxing fight Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin 2 gets three stars.
Povetkin vs Whyte 2 is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the interim WBC World heavyweight title (Povetkin’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-08-22, spectacular finish between Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin: this is one of the best boxing fights of the year 2020 and it gets four stars! Moreover this match took third place in the ‘Top 10 Boxing Fights of the Year 2020‘ (ranking generated by our users).
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-07, close fight but not so exciting: Alexander Povetkin vs Michael Hunter gets two stars.The 2004 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medalist and former Wba Hw champion Alexander Povetkin entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 35-2-0 (24 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Deontay Wilder). He lost to Anthony Joshua last year (Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin) but he came back to win against Hughie Fury in 2019 (Alexander Povetkin vs Hughie Fury).
His opponent, the former Olympian Michael Hunter, has a record of 18-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Oleksandr Usyk in 2017 (Oleksandr Usyk vs Michael Hunter), after this bout he has won six consecutive bouts defeating Fabio Maldonado (Michael Hunter vs Fabio Maldonado) and Sergey Kuzmin in his last two (Michael Hunter vs Sergey Kuzmin). Povetkin vs Hunter, WBA heavyweight title eliminator, is on the undercard of Andy Ruiz Jr vs Anthony Joshua 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-31, fight not particularly good between Alexander Povetkin and Hughie Fury: it gets two stars.The 2004 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medalist and former Wba Hw champion Alexander Povetkin entered this fight with a professional record of 34-2-0 (24 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Andy Ruiz Jr). He fought twice last year beating David Price (Alexander Povetkin vs David Price) and losing to Anthony Joshua (Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin).
His opponent, Hughie Fury (cousins of Tyson Fury), has a boxing record of 23-2-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class. He lost to Kubrat Pulev last year (Kubrat Pulev vs Hughie Fury) but then he has won over Chris Norrad (Hughie Fury vs Chris Norrad) and Samuel Peter (Hughie Fury vs Samuel Peter). Povetkin vs Fury is on the undercard of Vasyl Lomachenko vs Luke Campbell. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-22, good fight between Anthony Joshua and Alexander Povetkin: it gets three stars.The 2012 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist and current IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA world champion Anthony Joshua entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 21-0-0 (20 KOs=95%) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. In his last three bouts AJ has defeated Wladimir Klitschko (Joshua vs Klitschko), Carlos Takam (Anthony Joshua vs Carlos Takam) and Joseph Parker (Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker).
His opponent, the 2004 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medalist and former Wba Hw champion Alexander Povetkin, has an official record of 34-1-0 (24 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Wladimir Klitschko in 2013 (Klitschko vs Povetkin), since then he has won eight bouts beating Andriy Rudenko (Povetkin vs Rudenko), Christian Hammer (Alexander Povetkin vs Christian Hammer) and David Price in his last three (Alexander Povetkin vs David Price). Joshua vs Povetkin is valid for the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO World heavyweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-03-31, good finish between Alexander Povetkin and David Price: it gets three stars.The 2004 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medalist and former Wba Hw champion Alexander Povetkin entered this fight with a record of 33-1-0 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Joshua). He suffered his only loss when he faced Wladimir Klitschko in 2013 (Klitschko vs Povetkin), since then he has won seven bouts beating Andriy Rudenko (Povetkin vs Rudenko) and Christian Hammer in 2017 (Alexander Povetkin vs Christian Hammer).
His opponent, the former Olympian David Price, has a boxing record of 22-4-0 (18 KOs=82%) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to Christian Hammer (Christian Hammer vs David Price) and defeating Kamil Sokolowski. Povetkin vs Price is valid for the WBA Inter-Continental and WBO International heavyweight titles; undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-15, disappointing fight between Alexander Povetkin and Christian Hammer: it gets two stars.The 2004 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medalist and former Wba Hw champion Alexander Povetkin entered this fight with a professional record of 32-1-0 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Joshua). He suffered his only loss when he faced Wladimir Klitschko in 2013 (=Klitschko vs Povetkin), since then he has won six bouts beating Johann Duhaupas (=Povetkin vs Duhaupas) and Andriy Rudenko in his last two (=Povetkin vs Rudenko).
His opponent, Christian Hammer, has a boxing record of 22-4-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced former #1 Tyson Fury in 2015 (=Fury vs Hammer), after this fight he has won five bouts beating David Price (=Hammer vs Price) and Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf in 2017. Povetkin vs Hammer is valid for the WBO International heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-07-01, fight not so exciting between Alexander Povetkin and Andriy Rudenko: it gets two stars.The 2004 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medalist and former Wba Hw champion Alexander Povetkin entered this fight with a record of 31-1-0 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Joshua). He suffered his only loss when he faced Wladimir Klitschko in 2013 (=Klitschko vs Povetkin), since then he has won five bouts beating Mariusz Wach (=Povetkin vs Wach) and Johann Duhaupas in his last two (=Povetkin vs Duhaupas).
His opponent, Andriy Rudenko, has a boxing record of 31-2-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2014 and 2015, against Lucas Browne (=Browne vs Rudenko) and Hughie Fury, but then he has won seven fights defeating Jason Bergman in his last one. Alexander Povetkin vs Andriy Rudenko is valid for the WBO International heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-17, spectacular finish between Alexander Povetkin and Johann Duhaupas: it is very close to get four stars!The 2004 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medalist and former Wba Hw champion Alexander Povetkin entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 30-1-0 (22 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 4, 2015 when he defeated Mariusz Wach (=Povetkin vs Wach). Povetkin’s only loss occurred when he faced Wladimir Klitschko in 2013 (=Klitschko vs Povetkin).
His opponent, Johann Duhaupas, has an official record of 34-3-0 (21 knockouts) and he entered as the No.9 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Luis Ortiz). He lost to Deontay Wilder last year (=Wilder vs Duhaupas) but he came back to win in 2016 beating Marcelo Luiz Nascimento and Robert Helenius (=Helenius vs Duhaupas). On the original fight card Povetkin was expected to face Bermane Stiverne for the interim Wbc heavyweight title but Stiverne refused to fight the Russian after failed drug test (it’s the second time Povetkin was caught after the fight scheduled in May Wilder vs Povetkin). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-04, disappointing fight between Alexander Povetkin and Mariusz Wach: it gets two stars.The former Wba Hw champion Alexander Povetkin entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 29-1-0 (21 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 in the world while his opponent, Mariusz Wach, has an official record of 31-1-0 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.35 in the same weight class. Both boxers suffered their only loss against #1 Wladimir Klitschko: Povetkin was defeated by the Ukrainian in 2013 (=Klitschko vs Povetkin) and then he has won three bouts beating Mike Perez in his last one (=Povetkin vs Perez), while Wach lost to Wladimir in 2012 (=Klitschko vs Wach) and then he has won four consecutive fights. Povetkin vs Wach is valid for the WBC Silver heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
