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Alexander Povetkin

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Alexander Vladimirovich Povetkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Пове́ткин; born 2 September 1979) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2021. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Regular version) heavyweight title from 2011 to 2013; the World Boxing Council (WBC) (Interim version) heavyweight title from 2020 to 2021; and challenged twice for the unified heavyweight championship in 2013 and 2018. As an amateur, Povetkin won gold medals in the super-heavyweight division at the 2002 and 2004 European Championships, 2003 World Championships, and 2004 Olympics. After turning professional in 2005, he defeated Ruslan Chagaev to claim the inaugural WBA (Regular) title in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Povetkin is the 191st most popular boxer (down from 140th in 2024), the 2,386th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,184th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Russian Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Alexander Povetkin ranks 191 out of 496. Before him are Søren Petersen, Dariusz Michalczewski, Jean Delarge, Henry Maske, Amir Khan, and Raúl Landini. After him are Fidel Ortiz, Otto von Porat, Kostya Tszyu, Héctor Camacho, Kiyoshi Tanabe, and Bruno Ahlberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Alexander Povetkin ranks 224. Before him are Timo Hildebrand, Chris Klein, Vlada Avramov, Tanya Tate, David Bisbal, and David Jarolím. After him are Marielle Franco, Selçuk Bayraktar, Rachael Leigh Cook, Benji Madden, Fábio Simplício, and Kota Minami.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alexander Povetkin ranks 2,386 out of 3,761. Before him are Mikhail Youzhny (1982), Boris Tatushin (1933), Andrei Chemerkin (1972), Elizaveta Mukasei (1912), Alexander Bublik (1997), and Manfred Schaefer (1943). After him are Yelena Romanova (1963), Daria Kasatkina (1997), Oleg Zhakov (1905), Igor Korobov (1956), Eugene Roshal (1972), and Igor Nikulin (1960).

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Among BOXERS In Russia

Among boxers born in Russia, Alexander Povetkin ranks 5. Before him are Sten Suvio (1911), Artur Beterbiev (1985), Boris Lagutin (1938), and Stanislav Stepashkin (1940). After him are Kostya Tszyu (1969), Gennadiy Shatkov (1932), Sultan Ibragimov (1975), Sergey Kovalev (1983), Oleg Saitov (1974), Egor Mekhontsev (1984), and Rakhim Chakhkiev (1983).

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