Mission accomplished!
Two European titles, one world title and the Olympic
gold medal (Athens 2004) – Alexander Povetkin
has won everything there was to win as an amateur.
Povetkin is used to success. At the European Under-17
Championships, the Tsar finished second in the light-middleweight
division. He went on to dominate the world of amateur
boxing between 2001 and 2004, collecting titles as a
super heavyweight. There was no stopping him. On a sidenote:
He also won the European and World kickboxing title
in 1999 and 2000 respectively.
Povetkin boasts an impressive record of 125 wins along
with just seven losses (all of which came early in his
career). Alexei Lesin, Roberto Cammarelle, Muchtarchan
Dildabekow, Sebastian Köber, Pedro Carrion, Islam
Timursijew and Rustam Saido were among his victims.
In his home country he won three straight Russian championships
and notched a second-place finish once (between 2000-2003).
Twice did he triumph at the European championships,
first in Perm, Russia (2002) and then again two years
later in Pula, Croatia. After winning the world amateur
title in Bangkok in 2003 with a victory over Cuba´s
Pedro Carrion, Povetkin clinched the Olympic gold medal
at Athens by beating Egypt’s Mohamed Ali. “After
that win everybody wanted to sign him,” enthused
promoter Kalle Sauerland. Sauerland Event were proud
to announce his signing in 2005. “He was without
a doubt the most sought-after amateur boxer in the world,”
Wilfried Sauerland added. “He had offers from
all well-known promoters in the world of boxing.”
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