Watch movies online. Povetkin defeated Rudenko Povetkin yesterday's fight July 1

(State Central Concert Hall "Russia"), as part of a major (first in 2017) tournament of the promotion company "World of Boxing". The name of Russian Knight's opponent has not yet been announced. Povetkin fought his last fight in December 2016, knocking out Frenchman Joan Duhaupt.

History of doping

The name of Alexander Povetkin has recently been increasingly mentioned in the context of doping stories, which entails a lot of negativity from ordinary people. However, it is worth recalling that, therefore, it is premature to hang labels.

And it all started on the morning of December 17, the day of the fight for the WBC interim world title between Povetkin and Stiverne. At that moment, when it seemed that nothing could interfere with the long-awaited fight, a notification came from the WBC office about a positive doping test for the Russian boxer.

WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman tweeted: “WADA has notified the WBC that Povetkin tested positive for the banned substance ostarine. We will sort everything out soon." As a result, the WBC withdrew its sanction for the Povetkin-Stiverne fight. Thus, the interim world title is no longer on the line in this fight.

Moreover, Stiverne completely refused to hold this fight, and Joan Duopa was called to replace him, who had a rating fight with Povetkin. The strong Frenchman lasted until the sixth round, and then was knocked out. After the fight, Povetkin expressed respect for his replacement opponent and spoke about the doping story. According to the Russian, he has no idea how the prohibited drug ended up in his body. Moreover, the official reports included a truly microscopic dose (only 20 picograms).

At the same time, two out of three samples turned out to be clean, which also indicates unsystematic use of the drug. In other words, the Russian athlete certainly did not take prohibited substances during the preparation for the fight with Stiverne.

Court. coming

The situation is aggravated by the fact that the story of doping is repeated twice. In May, Povetkin was caught using meldonium, which resulted in a lengthy lawsuit with the current WBC champion, American Deontay Wilder, a fight with which was canceled according to a similar scenario, after which Wilder and Lou DiBella’s promotion company DiBella Entertainment filed a lawsuit against the Russian. Povetkin and his team filed a counterclaim in which they accused the American side of spreading false accusations that discredited the fighter’s reputation.

And so far the situation is such that the jury ruled that Povetkin took meldonium after it was banned (the ban came into force on January 1, 2016). Consequently, the Russian side lost the first instance.

As a result, the World Boxing Council decided to suspend Povetkin indefinitely for repeated violations of anti-doping rules and fined him $250 thousand. “In accordance with the decision of the WBC dated August 17, 2016, Mr. Povetkin should be suspended from participation in any fights under the auspices of the WBC on indefinite term. Povetkin must pay a fine of $250 thousand to the WBC,” the report says.

Who is the opponent and what version?

Considering the fact that four boxing federations immediately excluded Povetkin from their ratings, three world ones (World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) refused to return the athlete to their rating, which he left earlier) , as well as the European Boxing Council (EBU). Therefore, the Russian fighter has little choice, and, most likely, he will move along the line of the oldest boxing organization - the WBA.

Povetkin was already a champion according to the World Boxing Association. Having won the vacant title in a fight against Ruslan Chagaev from Uzbekistan in August 2011, Povetkin made four successful defenses (Boswell, Hook, Rahman, Wawrzyk), losing it in a fight with Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko in October 2013 (Klitschko was the super champion at that time) .

At the moment, Briton Anthony Joshua and Vladimir Klitschko are preparing to compete for the WBA heavyweight champion title (another Briton Tyson Fury, having defeated Klitschko Jr., decided to retire, thus the belt became vacant). Therefore, the prospects that open up for Povetkin, who is aiming for the championship, are quite good. The top 5 of the WBA absolute division now looks like this: Luis Ortiz, Vladimir Klitschko, Alexander Ustinov, Shannon Briggs, Fres Oquendo. Perhaps among these names there is also a future rival of the Russian fighter.

In the end, no one canceled Povektin’s return to the ratings of the above organizations. As Alexander’s former colleague, ex-WBA champion and now State Duma deputy Nikolai Valuev rightly noted, it all comes down to money. Boxing is a business, so as soon as big money is on the line, many of those who have turned their backs will deign to turn around. “I see no obstacles for Alexander to return to his former positions. What will stop him? Absence from WBC and IBF rankings? Just as they were taken out of the ratings, they will be brought back. This is professional boxing - as soon as a large sum is at stake, you will see that everything will return to normal. I won’t say what kind of fight Povetkin needs now, I can’t even imagine it. There are a number of rivals who are afraid of Sasha, they sing a song about doping and can do this endlessly,” said Valuev.

Which other fighters will perform on July 1?

As part of the preliminary fights, former IBF/IBO light welterweight world champion Eduard Troyanovsky will enter the ring. The name of his opponent is still unknown. Many expected to see his rematch with Julius Indongo (21-0-0, 11 KO). However, the Russian’s offender (Troyanovsky suffered his only defeat at the hands of a fighter from Namibia, losing by a heavy knockout in the first round, losing his championship belts) went to visit WBA champion Scot Ricky Burns (41-5-1, 14 KO). Their unification fight will take place on April 15 in Glasgow. That is why the idea of ​​immediate revenge is illusory even theoretically. On the other hand, having an intermediate fight and then going to fight for the title is also an excellent prospect for Troy.

Hot Russian prospects who have not known defeat in the professional ring: cruisers Alexey Papin and Rashid Kodzoev, featherweight Valery Tretyakov and heavyweight Andrey Afonin will hold their next rating fights. The winner of the reality show “Fight in the Big City” Geogriy Chelokhsaev will make his debut under the auspices of the “World of Boxing” company (in addition to the main prize of the show - an apartment in the Moscow region - the fighter received a contract with the promotion company of Andrei Ryabinsky).

“I would like to thank everyone for their support, I really need it. I knew that this was a strong opponent who would not give up easily. Something didn’t work out, but, probably, this fight had to go like this in order to gain some experience. I grow up with such opponents. What's next? I'll have to ask my manager. I have great feelings, this fight was necessary, I needed to catch my breath for 12 rounds. We will move on, correct mistakes, become stronger,” Povetkin said immediately after the end of the fight.

Povetkin wins by unanimous decision 120:109, 120:108.

12th round. Povetkin does not give up trying to knock out his opponent, hitting uppercuts, but Rudenko stands with all his strength. The Ukrainian clinches a lot, trying to suppress his opponent’s attacks. And he manages to make it to the final gong.

11th round. Povektin loads his opponent with a barrage of punches, but the Ukrainian stands there as if nothing had happened. Rudenko defends skillfully, does well in the clinch, but at the same time looks absolutely unimpactful in the end.

10th round. The same scenario in the perimeter of the ring: Povetkin acts as the aggressor, Rudenko is forced to act as number two, occasionally responding. The championship rounds are ahead.

9th round. Rudenko skillfully uses his block, the Ukrainian overlaps well. This saves him in many critical situations.

8th round. Povetkin lands more and more often with right hands through the arm. The Russian acts in a variety of ways. Rudenko, passing, again draws attention not to his neck. What kind of damage does he have, and does he really have it?

7th round. The fighters return the fight to an attacking direction. Rudenko lands right on the exit from the right, Povetkin then carries out a whole protracted series, throwing multi-punch combinations. But the Ukrainian takes the punch very well.

6th round. The Russian slowed down the pace a little, a pause is now necessary, since the Ukrainian gradually began to adapt to the attacking pace of the Russian. There are more clinches, fewer double-edged exchanges.

5th round. Best round for Rudenko. The Ukrainian hit the right side several times. Povetkin hits with his left hand while jumping, this blow is often used by the Russian. In the end, Povetkin explodes, Rudenko ties in the clinch.

4th round. A double left side kick crashes into Rudenko’s jaw, the Ukrainian floundered, but survived. The first truly alarming bell for Andrey. Povetkin has just begun to get involved in the work.

3rd round. Povetkin continues to work as number one. Rudenko, by missing a blow, makes it clear that a possible neck injury is preventing him from showing what he planned to show in the ring. The Ukrainian still misses a lot. If the question of the winner in this confrontation continues like this, it is a matter of time.

2nd round. Povetkin continues to dominate, hitting from different angles, surpassing his opponent in speed. The Ukrainian cannot yet find his range and is forced to work on defense, taking on a huge number of blows.

1st round. In the first exchange, Rudenko misses and... shows that he pinched one of the muscles of the cervical spine. It takes a long time to bring the Ukrainian to his senses, and in the end he decides to continue the meeting. Povetkin continues to dominate, the Ukrainian occasionally responds.

22:47 . The referee in the ring is Chelyabinsk resident Viktor Panin. Go!

22:35 . Coming out of the fighters. Rudenko comes out first, followed by Povetkin.

22:15. Eduard Troyanovsky defeated the Italian Di Rocco in a difficult fight. Three times Eduard knocked down his opponent, and in the fourth round the Russian made a successful deuce, which sent his opponent to a heavy knockout.

21:55. Ahead of us is the co-main fight of the evening, in which Russian welterweight Eduard Troyanovsky (25-1, 22 KOs) will meet Italian Michele Di Rocco (41-2, 18 KOs). The fight is scheduled for 10 rounds.

21:45 . Russian heavyweight Andrey Afonin (Russia) (4-0-0, 3 KOs) won his third early victory in the pro ring, knocking out a fighter from Belarus Yuri Bykhovtsev (9-14, 5 KOs). Bykhovtsev put up worthy resistance to Afonin, constantly escalating throughout the fight and delivering a large number of blows. At the same time, Afonin acted more accurately, delivered more tangible blows, and at the same time won the results of eight rounds of the fight on the cards of all three judges.

21:15 . The best knockouts performed by Povetkin and Rudenko. Look .

20:55 . Another hot Russian prospect Alexey Egorov (Russia) (3-0-0, 2 KOs) managed to defeat the experienced Brazilian Carlos Ailton Nascimento (Brazil) (15-5-0, 11 KOs) ahead of schedule. Throughout the five rounds of the fight, Egorov dominated every aspect of the fight. After another productive series, the Russian shocked the Brazilian, carried out a series of finishing moves against the ropes and the referee intervened in the course of the meeting, awarding Alexey a victory by technical knockout.

20:30 . The fight has just ended in which Russian welterweight Sergei Lubkovich (6-0-0, 5 KOs) defeated Gabor Gorbic (Hungary) (23-7-0, 14 KOs) ahead of schedule. Gorbich was on the canvas several times in the fourth round; the fifth three-minute round was decisive. Lubkovich managed to shake his opponent in the last seconds of the round, and he was unable to recover until the end of the referee's count.

20:15 . The boxing evening has started at the Russian State Central Concert Hall. Undercard fights are in full swing, several of which have already ended.

Featherweight fight. Valery Tretyakov (Russia) (11-0-0, 4 KOs) - Ruslan Berchuk (Russia) (11-7, 4 KOs) - Tretyakov’s victory by unanimous decision.

Featherweight fight. Evgeny Smirnov (Russia) (10-0-0, 2 KOs) - Andrey Isaev (Belarus) (30-8, 9 KOs) - Smirnov’s victory by unanimous decision.

Junior welterweight fight. Svetlana Kulakova (Russia) (11-0, 1 KO) - Milena Koleva (Bulgaria) (9-8, 3 KO) - Kulakova’s victory by unanimous decision.

Boxing evening at 18:00 (Moscow time). The main battle starts approximately at 23:00.

The official weigh-in ceremony took place on June 30. Povetkin showed 103.4 kg on the scales, Rudenko pulled 107.3 kg.

Weigh-in results for undercard fights:

Eduard Troyanovsky - 64.75 kg
Michele Di Rocco - 67.1 kg

Andrey Afonin - 98.95 kg
Yuri Bykhovtsev - 96.8 kg

Alexey Egorov - 90.15 kg
Carlos Ailton Nascimento - 89.25 kg

Sergey Lubkovich - 67.55 kg
Gabor Gorbic - 67.30 kg

Svetlana Kulakova - 63.3 kg
Milena Koleva - 61.00 kg

Valery Tretyakov - 58.64 kg
Ruslan Berchuk - 58.66 kg

Evgeniy Smirnov - 57.90 kg
Andrey Isaev - 58.00 kg

The fight will be officiated by Russian referee Viktor Panin. Side judges: Fernando Laguna (Spain), Zdravko Milosevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Manuel Oliver Palomo (Spain). Supervisor: Igor Mazurov.

On July 1, in Moscow at the State Central Concert Hall "Russia" (Luzhniki), a professional boxing evening will take place, the main event of which will be a fight between 37-year-old Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin (31-1-0, 23 KO) and 33-year-old Ukrainian Andrey Rudenko (31-2-0, 19 KO). The vacant WBO and WBA Interconti international titles will be at stake in the meeting.

Tournament program:

Heavyweight fight for the vacant WBO International title. (Russia) (31-1, 23 KOs) - Andrey Rudenko (Ukraine) (31-2, 19 KOs), 12 rounds

Featherweight fight. Valery Tretyakov (Russia) (10-0, 4 KOs) - Ruslan Berchuk (Russia) (11-7, 4 KOs), 10 rounds

Welterweight fight. Sergey Lubkovich (Russia) (5-0, 4 KOs) - Gabor Gorbic (Hungary) (23-6, 14 KOs), 8 rounds

Featherweight fight. Evgeny Smirnov (Russia) (9-0, 2 KOs) - Andrey Isaev (Belarus) (30-8, 9 KOs), 8 rounds

Fight in the first heavyweight division. Alexey Egorov (Russia) (2-0, 1 KO) - Carlos Ailton Nascimento (Brazil) (15-4, 11 KO), 8 rounds

Heavyweight fight. Andrey Afonin (Russia) (3-0, 2 KOs) - Yuri Bykhovtsev (Belarus) (9-13, 5 KOs), 8 rounds

Junior welterweight fight. Svetlana Kulakova (Russia) (11-0, 1 KO) - Milena Koleva (Bulgaria) (9-8, 3 KO), 8 rounds

On Saturday, July 1, a twelve-round fight between one of the most popular heavyweights in Russia and the world, Alexander Povetkin, and Ukrainian Andrei Rudenko will take place in Moscow at Luzhniki. The fight is not the most important from a purely sporting point of view, because the winner will not receive the title of world champion. And even though the not very significant WBO International and WBA Inter-Continental titles are still being played out here, the greatest interest is the fact of Povetkin entering the ring after disqualification.

Povetkin's disqualification is one of the loudest and most confusing stories of the past year. Sasha was one step away from fighting for the WBC championship title (the most prestigious boxing association), but his fight against the current belt holder, American Deontay Wilder, was canceled in May last year due to meldonium found in Alexander’s blood. Did he take it before the drug was banned, or after? They sorted it out, sorted it out, and again allowed Sasha into the title fight, however, not with Wilder, who had just defended his title by that time, but with the Canadian Bermane Stiverne - the athletes had to challenge the interim WBC title. But this fight also did not take place due to the fact that another prohibited drug, ostarine, was allegedly found in one of Povetkin’s doping tests. The Canadian immediately refused the fight - they say, I don’t want to box with someone who uses doping. The promoters had to let into the ring the Frenchman Joan Duhaup, who had been saved for an emergency, and whom Sasha successfully knocked out. This fight, which took place in December in Yekaterinburg, was Povetkin's last fight to date.

In March, Povetkin was suspended indefinitely by the WBC with the possibility of appeal. This happened after Povetkin was finally found guilty of doping (the Russian side, however, continues to dispute the violation with meldonium, which Sasha, according to his lawyers, took even before the drug was included in the unauthorized list). However, although Povetkin was excluded from the rankings of the leading associations (in addition to the WBC, these are the WBA, IBF and WBO), his promoters continued to work on the possibility of holding fights with the participation of our boxer. The first of them will be a fight with Ukrainian Andrey Rudenko.

Andrey is 33 years old, he is 9th in the WBO ranking and 13th in the list of the best according to the WBC (according to the IBF he is also 13th in line). Like Alexander, he had his last fight in December. In general, the statistics are not bad - 33 fights, 31 victories, two defeats, and not by knockout, but by points. At first glance, it’s a little worse than the 37-year-old Povetkin (31 wins, one loss). And yet the Russian’s chances in this fight look significantly higher.

And a couple more interesting details. Three years ago, Rudenko was... Povetkin’s sparring partner. His responsibilities included preparing Sasha for the fight with Cameroonian Carlos Takam. And a year earlier, Andrei sparred with Vladimir Klitschko, training the best fighter on the planet at that time before the fight with... Alexander Povetkin. Such are the vicissitudes of boxing fate...

On July 1, 2017, Russian Alexander Povetkin defeated Ukrainian Andrey Rudenko in a fight for the WBO International heavyweight title.

Povetkin - Rudenko: the fight ended in victory for the Russian

Former “regular” world champion according to the World Boxing Association (WBA), Russian Alexander Povetkin, defeated Ukrainian Andrey Rudenko in a fight for the international title of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and the continental WBA heavyweight title.

In a 12-round fight, which took place on July 1, 2017 at the Moscow State Central Concert Hall "Russia", Povetkin defeated his opponent on points by a unanimous decision of the judges 120:109, 120:108.

Throughout all 12 rounds of the fight, the Russian boxer dominated, was faster and more accurate idhumkz opponent, surpassing him in almost all components of the battle.

In the first round, after one of the exchanges, Rudenko signaled that he had suffered a neck injury. The Ukrainian came to his senses for several minutes, and eventually decided to continue the meeting.

Povetkin demonstrated excellent endurance. The Russian set a fairly high pace of the fight, which the Ukrainian coped with, but was unable to do anything against his more experienced opponent.

Fight Povetkin - Rudenko. Live broadcast, watch online. VIDEO of the fight

Let us remember that Povetkin had his previous fight in December in Yekaterinburg, knocking out the Frenchman Joan Duhaup, who replaced the Canadian Bermane Stiverne. Then, on the day of the fight, it became known that one of the Russian’s doping tests before the fight for the interim WBC title against Stiverne showed the presence of a small amount of the prohibited substance ostarine (20 picograms). The athlete's other two samples turned out to be clean.

A doping investigation is currently underway and will be completed soon.

On July 1, 2017, the State Central Concert Hall “Russia” in Moscow will host a professional boxing evening, the main event of which will be a fight between 37-year-old Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin (31-1-0, 23 KO) and 33-year-old representative of Ukraine Andrey Rudenko (31-2-0, 19 KO). Athletes will fight for international WBA/WBO titles.

The Russian referee Viktor Panin will officiate the fight. Side referees: Fernando Laguna (Spain), Zdravko Milosevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Manuel Oliver Palomo (Spain). Supervisor: Igor Mazurov.

In Ukraine, the fight between Russian Alexander Povetkin and Ukrainian heavyweight Andrey Rudenko will be shown live on our website. The broadcast will begin at 22:00 Kyiv time and Moscow time.

Match TV will show the Povetkin-Rudenko fight live on July 1, 2017. You can follow the fight online on the channel’s website. Starts at 21:00 Moscow time.

The winner of the confrontation between Russian Alexander Povetkin and Ukrainian Andrei Rudenko will receive two intercontinental belts according to the versions of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and the World Boxing Association (WBA).

After all, if he wins, he will be able to regain his high positions in the rankings of leading organizations, which he left in 2016 due to doping scandals and two failed championship matches in a row.

On the eve of the fight, Povetkin and Rudenko competed with their views

The fight will be officiated by Russian referee Viktor Panin. Fernando Laguna (Spain), Zdravko Milosevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Manuel Oliver Palomo (Spain) were appointed as side judges. And the supervisor will also be Russian Igor Mazurov.

Andrey Rudenko was born in Dnieper. He is now 33 years old and began his professional career in 2006.

Recently, the boxer represented the promotion company of the Klitschko brothers – K2 Promotions, and is trained by Vladimir Klitschko’s first coach, Vladimir Zolotarev.

Pride and hope of Ukraine Vladimir Klitschko and Andrey Rudenko

Now the Ukrainian holds the “silver” title of the international champion of the WBC and occupies thirteenth place in the ranking of this organization: he has 33 fights, in which he received 31 victories (19 by knockout) and lost only twice, and Andrei did not lose even once.

He lost to the future “regular” WBA world champion, Australian Lucas Browne, in the fight for the WBC intercontinental belt (2014) and to the promising Briton Hughie Fury, the cousin of Vladimir Klitschko’s offender Tyson Fury, who is now the official contender for the WBO world title (in 2015- m).

As for the Russian, Povetkin has been plagued by only failures lately. So, on May 21, 2016 in Moscow, his fight against the World Boxing Council (WBC) world champion, American Deontay Wilder, was canceled due to a positive doping test. But after repeated tests, the athlete turned out to be “clean” and was forgiven.

Alexander Povetkin

The boxer's second chance came on December 17 of the same year, when the fight for the title of interim WBC world champion was supposed to take place against Canadian Bermane Stiverne. But a day before the fight, the doping test again gave a positive result and instead of the ex-world champion, his sparring partner John Duopa from France entered the ring against the Russian, and the fight itself was not sanctioned according to any version. As a result, Povetkin was expelled from all ratings for doping and there was talk that his career could end. However, its promoters still decided not to close the Povetkin project, which is still in demand in Russia.

Weighing

Before the fight, Alexander Povetkin and Andrey Rudenko went through the weigh-in procedure. According to its results, the Russian’s weight was 103.3 kg, while the scales under the Ukrainian boxer showed 107.3 kg.

Povetki - Rudenko, weigh-in VIDEO

Before the fight

As our website wrote, Alexander Povetkin did not fight for almost the entire last year: during this period, he, together with his friend and promoter Andrei Ryabinsky, was involved in legal proceedings. Let us recall that Alexander was found to have traces of the drug meldonium, which was already banned by that time, because of which Povetkin “earned” a long period of downtime in his career.

However, it recently became known that the World Boxing Association (WBA) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) acquitted Povetkin of doping charges and returned him to their rankings.

Povetkin - Rudenko: open training VIDEO

On Saturday, July 1, Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin (31-1-0, 23 KO) will return to the ring as part of a major (first in 2017) tournament of the World of Boxing promotion company. The opponent of the 37-year-old “Vityaz” will be Ukrainian Andrey Rudenko (31-2-0, 19 KO). The WBO International and WBA International titles will be at stake.

The name Povetkin has recently been associated among fans and simply sports fans with doping. Until recently, Alexander was one step away from the WBC title, but was never able to challenge it in the ring. In May last year, he was found to have meldonium, which was banned at that time, and a planned fight against the American WBC belt holder Deontay Wilder canceled. A little later, the WBC allowed Povetkin to challenge the championship title, but due to Wilder’s injury, “Vityaz” was offered to play for the interim world champion belt in a fight with the Canadian Bermane Stiverne. However, this fight, scheduled for December, did not take place, because Povetkin was again caught using the banned substance ostarine.

Stiverne flew overseas, but Povetkin still entered the ring. As promoter Andrei Ryabinsky later stated, this was done “for the sake of the audience who want to watch Povetkin.” There is no other meaning to the fight with the Frenchman Joan Duhaupa, who survived until the sixth round, did not.

In early March, following an investigation, the WBC suspended Povetkin from fighting under its auspices for an indefinite period and fined him $250,000. The organization's press release noted that a Russian has the right to apply for reinstatement of WBC membership after a year. If all his doping tests carried out under the auspices of VADA turn out to be clean, the federation will consider the possibility of lifting his disqualification. A little later, Povetkin was excluded from their rankings by the WBA, IBF and WBO.

The boxer's side has filed an appeal, but how long the review process will take is still unknown.

At the same time, Povetkin’s promoter Ryabinsky said that, despite all the circumstances, “World of Boxing” will continue to organize fights with available opponents for Alexander.

One of these was 33-year-old Ukrainian Andrei Rudenko, who was once listed in the prospectuses of the Ukrainian branch of the Klitschko brothers’ promotion company K2 Promotions Ukraine.

In 2014, Rudenko, undefeated at that time, was supposed to fight the Briton Derek Chisora, but due to the Ukrainian’s injury, the fight was canceled. Later, Andrei lost on points to the Australian heavyweight Lucas Brown in the fight for the WBA intercontinental belt, and in February 2015 in Monaco he lost to the British Hughie Fury.

After this, Rudenko returned to Ukraine, where he scored seven victories in a row over little-known journeymen. The last of them was in December 2016 over an American Jason Bergman.

In short, the level of Ukrainian opposition was not the highest. But Povetkin’s fans shouldn’t delude themselves. As you know, in 2014, Rudenko was a sparring partner of the Russian Knight, helping him prepare for a fight with Cameroonian Carlos Takam. And before that, in 2013, he assisted Vladimir Klitschko during his preparation for his fight with Povetkin. Those. The Russian’s capabilities are well known to him.

Despite this, bookmakers do not leave the Ukrainian a single chance. You can bet on Rudenko's victory with the Russian's odds estimated at a modest 1.01.

On early victory for the Russian can be bet with odds 1,67 , and to win on points - 2.10. At the same time, the Ukrainian’s early victory is estimated at 19.00, and a decision victory at 34.00.

Rudenko has neither outstanding technique, nor speed, nor a striking blow. But at the same time he is quite a strong, persistent and resilient boxer.

However, as practice shows, Povetkin’s home fights often end early. We are sure that a fight with a former sparring partner will not be an exception for Alexander. We bet on an early victory for the ring owner.