On February 25, 2012, the 32-year-old WBA (Regular) heavyweight world champion, Alexander Povetkin (23-0, 16 KOs), faced a 27-year-old German boxer Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Povetkin came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 22 days. Huck was on a 15-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 3 days.
Alexander Povetkin defeated Marco Huck via majority decision and successfully defended his WBA (Regular) heavyweight title. Povetkin improves his record to 24-0, while Huck adds a loss to his record at 34-2.
On September 29, 2012, the 33-year-old WBA (Regular) heavyweight world champion, Alexander Povetkin (24-0, 16 KOs), faced a 39-year-old American boxer Hasim Rahman (50-7-2, 41 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Povetkin came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 4 days. Rahman was on a 5-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 3 months, and 18 days.
Alexander Povetkin made very easy work of Hasim Rahman, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Povetkin improves his record to 25-0 (17 KOs), while Rahman adds a loss to his record at 50-8-2.
On May 17, 2013, the 33-year-old WBA (Regular) heavyweight world champion, Alexander Povetkin (25-0, 17 KOs), faced Andrzej Wawrzyk, in a title defense fight.
Povetkin came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 18 days.
Alexander Povetkin made easy work of Andrzej Wawrzyk, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Povetkin improves his record to 26-0 (18 KOs)
On October 5, 2013, a 34-year-old Alexander Povetkin (26-0, 18 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring title held by 37-year-old Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko (60-3, 51 KOs).
Povetkin came in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 18 days. Klitschko was on a 18-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 1 day.
Wladimir Klitschko defeated Alexander Povetkin via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles. Klitschko improves his record to 61-3, while Povetkin adds a loss to his record at 26-1.
On December 3, 2011, the 32-year-old WBA (Regular) heavyweight world champion, Alexander Povetkin (22-0, 15 KOs), faced Cedric Boswell, in a title defense fight.
Povetkin came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days.
Alexander Povetkin stopped Cedric Boswell via KO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Regular) heavyweight title. Povetkin improves his record to 23-0 (16 KOs)
On August 22, 2020, a 40-year-old Alexander Povetkin (35-2-1, 24 KOs) and a 32-year-old British boxer Dillian Whyte (27-1, 18 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Povetkin came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 15 days. Whyte was on a 11-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 15 days.
Alexander Povetkin stopped Dillian Whyte via TKO in the 5th round. Povetkin improves his record to 36-2-1 (25 KOs), while Whyte adds a loss to his record at 27-2.
On August 27, 2011, a 31-year-old Alexander Povetkin (21-0, 15 KOs) got a shot at the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title held by 32-year-old Uzbekistani boxer Ruslan Chagaev (27-1-1, 17 KOs).
Povetkin came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 9 days. Chagaev was on a 2-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 8 days.
Alexander Povetkin defeated Ruslan Chagaev via unanimous decision and wins the WBA (Regular) title — in his first world-title fight. Povetkin improves his record to 22-0, while Chagaev adds a loss to his record at 27-2-1.
On May 22, 2015, a 35-year-old Alexander Povetkin (28-1, 20 KOs) and a 29-year-old Cuban boxer Mike Perez (21-1-1, 13 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Povetkin came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 28 days. Perez was on a 1-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 17 days.
Alexander Povetkin stopped Mike Perez via TKO in the 1st round. Povetkin improves his record to 29-1 (21 KOs), while Perez adds a loss to his record at 21-2-1.
On March 31, 2018, a 38-year-old Alexander Povetkin (33-1, 23 KOs) and a 34-year-old British boxer David Price (22-3, 18 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Povetkin came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 16 days. Price was on a 1-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 29 days.
Alexander Povetkin stopped David Price via KO in the 5th round. Povetkin improves his record to 34-1 (24 KOs), while Price adds a loss to his record at 22-4.
On November 4, 2015, a 36-year-old Alexander Povetkin (29-1, 21 KOs) and a 35-year-old Polish boxer Mariusz Wach (31-1, 17 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Povetkin came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 13 days. Wach was on a 4-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 16 days.
Alexander Povetkin stopped Mariusz Wach via TKO in the 12th round. Povetkin improves his record to 30-1 (22 KOs), while Wach adds a loss to his record at 31-2.