41 minutes agoHistory of Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin's doping scandals
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)In September Anthony Joshua will attempt to preserve the title as world champion in the difficult category against Russian Alexander Povetkin, the person who stopped them from boxing last year because of the use of suspected substances. Currently, the ban was lifted, but not because Povetkin was charged with being guilty of crimes [...]
Currently, the ban was lifted, but not because Povetkin was accused of his crimes. Russia failed two doping tests a few years ago.
Those failures cost him the gold loss at the Olympic games and huge losses of money, but now he is likely to return to the war on the golden belt.
So what are mistakes, and how was it possible for him to compete again for the world champion title?
The 38-year-old had an impressive record of 30 victories and only 1 loss before being charged with drug-use scandals.
Povetkin won gold at the 2004 Olympic Weight Division and has held for two years the WBA title until the loss from Wladimir Klitschko in 2013.
After the defeat it will mark four consecutive victories to put itself in front of WBC Deontay Wilder's champion in Moscow in May 2016, British medium “Metro” broadcast Periscope.
It was just before this giant encounter where he failed the doping test and the match was cancelled nine days before the show started.
Despite his failure in the doping test, Povetkin initiated a war with Bermane Stevene for the heavyweight title in August 2016.
However, just one day before the meeting took place, Povetkin will also fail in the second doping test, which at the time had used banned ostarine substances.
In March 2017, Povetkin was denied the WBC title and was forced to pay the fine of $250,000. /Periscopi/
