Alexander Vladimirovich Povetkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Пове́ткин; born 2 September 1979 in Kursk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional boxer. Formerly trained by Alexander Zimin and Teddy Atlas, Povetkin from 2012 till 2014 was coached by former super lightweight world champion Kostya Tszyu. More: en.wikipedia.org.