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A boxing legend from Russia was suddenly found to have doping. Didn’t you come up with anything stupid?
Recently, the ITA banned another Russian fighter from competing.
The International Doping Testing Agency (ITA) has suspended former world heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin. This was reported by the ITA press service. According to the agency, the Russian boxer is suspected of violating anti-doping rules.
Unexpectedly, they decided to humiliate the legend of Russian boxing after the triumph of Russian boxing.
Did Povetkin dope?
Povetkin was temporarily suspended from competition based on the database of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory. This decision was made on October 21. It is reported that the anti-doping rule violation was recorded on October 25, 2014. The day before, Povetkin won a fight against Cameroonian Carlos Takam in Moscow. As a result of the fight, the Russian boxer won the WBC Silver title, knocking out his opponent in the ninth round.
Now the suspension will not affect Povetkin’s life in any way, because he has completed his career. The Russian, who is already 45 years old, had his last fight on March 27, 2021, sharing the ring with Briton Dillian Whyte. Alexander lost to him by technical knockout and lost the title of interim WBC heavyweight world champion. And recently Povetkin said that he is not going to resume his career, although he receives offers from time to time.
By the way, in September of this year, another Russian boxer Grigory Drozd was temporarily suspended due to suspicions of using prohibited substances. The International Doping Testing Agency recorded a rule violation on the part of the former WBC cruiserweight world champion on September 28, 2014. This happened a day after Drozd’s victory in the title fight with Pole Krzysztof Wlodarczyk.
What is Povetkin doing now?
Povetkin, who has 36 wins (23 by knockout), one draw and three defeats in professional boxing, works as deputy governor of the Vologda region, as became known in May of this year. He is responsible for issues related to the patriotic education of youth and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle. In addition, according to the Governor of the Vologda Region Georgy Filimonov, Alexander oversees the implementation of the national project “Youth of Russia”.
Source: Sportbox
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Absolute world champion in the second lightweight category Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) commented on the victory of the fight played on Saturday, December 27th.
In Saudi Arabia, the Japanese representative defeated Mexican Alan David Picasso by unanimous decision and defended his WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF titles.
After the final bell, the reporter asked Inoue whether he should take the first place in the ranking of the world’s strongest boxers, which is currently occupied by Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.
“Mr. Usyk came to watch my fight tonight, but I’m actually not very happy with my performance. I should have done much better. So I won’t say anything about the rankings and I’ll do much better next time,” Inoue admitted.
Usik visited Riyadh to watch the Japanese “Beast” fight and after the fight, he went to the ring to congratulate the champion on his victory.
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The strongest boxers of our time – Ukrainian Alexander Usik and Japanese Naoya Inoue – We met in the ring of Mohammed Abdo Aren in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) on December 27th.
On this day, a boxing night took place, the main event of which was the fight in the weight category up to 55.3 kg. WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF world champion Inoue (30-0, 27 KOs) defeated his Mexican opponent Alan David Picasso (32-0-1, 17 KOs).
The fight continued for all 12 rounds and ended with a confident victory for the Japanese “Beast” by unanimous decision.
After the final gong, Usik approached the champion in the ring, congratulated him on his victory and shook hands. Inoue admitted that he was not 100% satisfied with his performance and appreciated the Ukrainian’s place in the ranking of the strongest boxers of our time.
Next year, Usik plans to fight against former American champion Deontay Wilder, and Naoya is considering two options: Junto Nakatani or Jesse Rodriguez.
VIDEO. Kings of the boxing world. Usyk congratulates Inoue after victory in Riyadh
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— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) December 27, 2025
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Japanese Naoya Inoue defended his title of absolute world boxing champion in the second bantamweight division.
In a 12-round fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he defeated Mexican David Picasso by unanimous decision: 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111.
Inoue defended his title of absolute world champion in the weight category up to 55.22 kg for the sixth time.
The 32-year-old Japanese now has 32 victories (27 by knockout) in 32 fights. 25-year-old Picasso suffered the first defeat in his career; he also has 32 wins (17 by knockout) and one draw.
In the co-main fight of the evening, former world champion in three weight categories, Japanese Junto Nakatani, won the second bantamweight bout over Mexican Sebastian Hernandez.
The fight lasted all 12 rounds and ended with Nakatani winning by unanimous decision: 115–113, 115–113, 118–110.
Now 27-year-old Nakatani has 32 victories (24 by knockout) and not a single defeat. The 25-year-old Hernandez has 20 wins (18 by knockout) and one loss.
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