Klitschko vs Povetkin

Who won Klitschko vs Povetkin?

Wladimir Klitschko beat Alexander Povetkin by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 5th, 2013, at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow.

The scorecards were announced as 119-104, 119-104, 119-104 in favor of winner Wladimir Klitschko.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the unified heavyweight championship of the world, with the IBF, WBO, and WBA belts on the line.

Klitschko vs Povetkin stats

Back in October 2013, Wladimir Klitschko stepped into the ring with a record of 60 wins, 3 losses, and 0  draws, 51 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alexander Povetkin made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 0 draws, with 18 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Klitschko had an advantage in power over Povetkin, with a 85% knockout percentage compared to Povetkin's 69%.

Wladimir Klitschko was the older man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Klitschko had a height advantage of 4 inches over Povetkin. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin fought out of an orthodox stance.

Klitschko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 37 more fights, and made his debut in 1996, 8 years and 6 months earlier than Povetkin, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 105 more professional rounds, totaling 369 compared to Povetkin's 264.

Klitschko vs Povetkin form

Klitschko had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Francesco Pianeta on May 4, 2013, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at SAP-Arena, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mariusz Wach on November 10, 2012, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at O2 World Arena, Hamburg.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tony Thompson on July 7, 2012, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Stade de Suisse, Berne, Switzerland.

Before that, he had won against Jean Marc Mormeck on March 3, 2012, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at ESPRIT arena, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

He had beaten David Haye on July 2, 2011, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Imtech-Arena, Altona.

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Klitschko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

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