IGOR NESTEROV, the trainer of former boxing world and Olympic champion Alexander Povetkin, has been killed in a combat ...

The source called Igor Nesterov a war criminal and a member of Russia's infamous Wagner company, a mercenary group that was deployed in some of the most brutal battles in Ukraine.

Fight card, odds. Dillian Whyte -400 vs. Alexander Povetkin (c) +310, WBC interim heavyweight championship; James Metcalf -150 vs. Ted Cheeseman +125, super welterweight ...

Alexander Povetkin feels as invigorated in present day as when he first arrived on the title stage. The longtime contender from Chekhov, Russia remains a viable player in the current heavyweight ...

Andrey Ryabinsky, the promoter for WBC interim-heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin, says a decision will be made in the near future on whether or not his boxer will be capable of making a ...

Alexander Povetkin def. Dillian Whyte (c) via fifth-round KO (uppercut) to win WBC interim heavyweight title Katie Taylor def. Delphine Persoon via unanimous decision (98-93, 96-94) ...

"Alexander Povetkin is a very tough challenge. He provided that, he was good with left hook. I realized he was strong to the head but weak to the body so I was switching it up.

— -- Russian heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin used the substance meldonium after it was banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency on Jan. 1, 2016, a jury ruled Monday in U.S. federal ...

— -- Heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin has tested positive for the banned substance meldonium, putting his mandatory shot at world titleholder Deontay Wilder in jeopardy.

Alexander Povetkin knocked out Dillian Whyte with a stunning uppercut in the fifth round Saturday to shatter Whyte's hopes of fighting for the WBC world heavyweight title next year. As the WBC's ...