Klitschko, 37, was due to fight Povetkin in 2008, but the Russian injured an ankle in training. Two years later the now 33-year-old Povetkin pulled out of a second bout when his father died.

2. Klitschko – by decision. If Povetkin doesn’t wait for his honorable end at a long range and overcomes Klitschko’s hard jabs to get in, the fight will be much more thrilling than anyone ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Alexander Povetkin has pulled out of December's title fight against Ukraine's IBF and WBO champion Vladimir Klitschko with a foot injury. "Alexander won't need surgery ...

IGOR NESTEROV, the trainer of former boxing world and Olympic champion Alexander Povetkin, has been killed in a combat operation, according to World of Boxing Promotions. A statement from the ...