By Vadim Pushkin
Russia's Alexander Povetkin (31-1, 23 KOs) is hoping to get a crack at the new king of the heavyweight division, WBA, IBO, IBF world champion Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) of the UK.
Back in April, Joshua secured the throne after surviving a knockdown in the sixth round to eventually stop former division ruler Wladimir Klitschko in eleven rounds before a crowd of 90,000 fans at Wembley in London.
Povetkin lost a twelve round decision to Klitschko back in 2013. Since then, the former WBA champion has knocked out five opponents in a row. He fights later today in Russia, against tough Andrey Rudenko (31-2, 19 KOs) of Ukraine.
Povetkin, like Joshua, won a gold medal in the Olympic games. Povetkin got his medal in 2004, while Joshua became an Olympic champion in 2012. Joshua is set to return in the fall, either in a rematch with Klitschko or a mandatory title defense against Kubrat Pulev. "I have a desire to fight for all the championship belts. I was set to fight for the WBC's version, but as you can see they took me and shoved me to the side. But I think that the truth will still be on our side. Deontay Wilder or Joshua? Both are strong fighters, but I don't like to plan something in advance. At the moment, I need to get through this fight with Andrey Rudenko, but I would be interested in facing Joshua, who is also an Olympic champion," Povetkin told Oleg Bogatov. Povetkin failed two drug tests last year. One that canceled a planned fight with Wilder, and another in December that canceled a planned fight with Bermane Stiverne. After testing positive for ostarin prior to the fight with Stiverne, Povetkin was removed from the rankings by all of the major sanctioning bodies - and he was suspended by the WBC. But, he's recently reclaimed his standing with the WBA and WBO - and both organizations have sanctioned regional titles for the Rudenko fight. If Povetkin wins, he will likely have a place in the top ten of both sanctioning bodies.
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[拳击]WBC重罚亚历山大.波维特金2017-03-03 23:40
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今日，WBC世界拳击理事会正式公告，重量级拳手亚历山大.波维特金因2016年两次在重大赛事中被查出服用兴奋剂，被WBC正式处以停赛、罚款、特定严格药检的处罚。
在与WBC冠军德昂塔.维尔德的比赛前，波维特金2016年4月27日的药检米屈肼项目呈阳性。在与WBC1号挑战者伯马内.史蒂文内的比赛前，波维特金2016年12月6日的药检选择性雄性受体调剂项目呈阳性。鉴于波维特金两次严重的服用药物事件，WBC决定给予重罚：
一，罚款25万美元。二，停赛一年。三，在一年内波维特金要接受VADA特定检测。四，一年后波维特金才可以重新申请WBC的比赛资格。五，WBC将根据情况决定对波维特金未来的药检制度。
如果说第一次米屈肼阳性多少还有情可原的话，那去年年底对史蒂文内赛前的Ostarine选择性雄性受体调剂阳性就是毫无辩解余地的违规了。鉴于近年来兴奋剂事件在拳坛越演越烈，WBC看来是要出重手整顿拳坛环境了。波维特金曾经是位成功的、伟大的拳王，是拳击史上第六位奥运会金牌、世锦赛金牌、职业拳击金腰带集于一身的拳王，是重量级第一位这种大满贯型拳王。但是，他以这种方式再次成为媒体焦点，真是让人唏嘘不已。
自2013年输给小克丢掉WBA金腰带后，波维特金在三年半的时间里只打了五场比赛。尽管他在去年12月17日第6回合击倒了帮他救场的杜豪帕斯，但仍因药检丑闻被四大拳击组织一起取消了排名（因其赛前药检不过关，原定对手、WBC1号挑战者史蒂文内拒绝与之比赛、直接飞回加拿大。承办商临时找来杜豪帕斯救场，总算完成了比赛避免了法律纠纷）。目前37岁半的波维特金如果再承受一年的禁赛，他还有多少实力能保存下来？他会不会干脆就此退役？是去是留？这头来自俄罗斯的“白狮”正徘徊在拳击的大门口。
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