Retired Russian heavyweight boxer Povetkin not planning a comeback – source – Sports

MOSCOW, November 1. /TASS/. Retired Russian heavyweight boxer Alexander Povetkin has no plans to return to professional boxing, a source in the boxing team told TASS on Friday.

“Alexander has no plans to return to the sport. Everything that happened ten years ago no longer matters,” the source added.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) announced on Thursday that it had decided to suspend Povetkin for alleged anti-doping rule violations.

The ITA announced it has temporarily suspended Russian boxer Povetkin for a suspected dirty test and violating anti-doping rules. According to the source close to Povetkin, traces of Enobosarm, the same substance for which he was previously suspended in 2016, were found in the Russian boxer’s test sample.

Povetkin, 45, is known to his fans as the “Russian Vityaz,” and boasts a personal best of 36 wins (25 KOs), three losses and one draw during his career. The Russian boxer won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

He announced his retirement in 2021 and is now a politician. In May 2024, he was appointed deputy governor of the Vologda region of Russia.