On March 27, 2021, a 41-year-old Alexander Povetkin (36-2-1, 25 KOs) and a 32-year-old British boxer Dillian Whyte (27-2, 18 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a heavyweight bout.
Povetkin came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 5 days. Whyte was on a -1-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 5 days.
In the rematch, Dillian Whyte stopped Alexander Povetkin via TKO in the 4th round. Whyte improves his record to 28-2 (19 KOs), while Povetkin adds a loss to his record at 36-3-1.
On September 22, 2018, a 39-year-old Alexander Povetkin (34-1, 24 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO title held by 28-year-old British boxer Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs).
Povetkin came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Joshua was on a 21-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 22 days.
Anthony Joshua stopped Alexander Povetkin via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles. Joshua improves his record to 22-0 (21 KOs), while Povetkin adds a loss to his record at 34-2.
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.