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Ukraine’s Klichko defeats Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin in a fight for the world champion title

Klichko won by points in a 12-round standoff
Фото EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
Фото EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

MOSCOW, October 6 (Itar-Tass) - Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin has lost his fight for the world champion’s title to his Ukrainian opponent Vladimir Klichko, according to the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Organization and the International Boxing Organization.

Klichko won by points in a 12-round standoff.

Povetkin’s defeat has become the first in his professional career.