Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin defeated Ukrainian Andrei Rudenko by the decision of the judges in the battle for the title of the international champion of the versions of the World Boxing Association (WBA) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO). The correspondent of "Tapes. RU". The bout took place on Saturday, July 1, in Moscow. In the first round, Rudenko suffered a neck injury. After a long pause, the battle was continued. Throughout the fight, Povetkin acted with advantage. As a result, the judges gave him victory (120: 109, 120: 108, 120: 108).

On June 27, the WBA and WBO officially acquitted Povetkin after a doping scandal and returned him to the ratings. He was also excluded from the IBF rating. In December 2016, before the fight with the Canadian, Bermein Stiver, in the Russian sample, an anabolic steroid,. The victory over Rudenko was for Povetkin 32nd. 23 of them he won by knockout, but suffered one defeat. Rudenko scored 31 victories (19 - by knockout) and two defeats.

Original article: Povetkin defeated Ukrainian Rudenko.