"A man must be a man": Alexander Povetkin about his parenting decision
A son in the Povetkin family was born in April 2020.
Alexander Povetkin, a Russian professional boxer who competed in the heavyweight category, told what sport his son Vyacheslav, who will be three years old on April 24, will take up in the future.
"I think, firstly, in sambo, at the age of five or six. To develop. And then - boxing, kickboxing. A man has to be a man," he said in a conversation with Match TV.
Let us remind you, Alexander Povetkin gained 35 victories in the professional ring (24 victories by knockout), suffered two losses and one fight ended in a draw. He became Merited Master of Sports of Russia in 2002, a world champion in 2003 and won the Olympic Games in 2004. Alexander Povetkin became European champion twice, in 2002 and 2004.