Former world boxing champion, Olympic champion Alexander Povetkin personally provides humanitarian aid to residents of the Kursk region, acting governor of the Vologda region Georgy Filimonov said at a working meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In August, the acting governor of the Kursk region, Alexei Smirnov, reported on the social network that the region’s settlements had been subjected to massive shelling from Ukraine and that there had been deaths and injuries among the civilian population.
— This area of work, according to my instructions in the Vologda region, is supervised by the specialized deputy governor of the Vologda region, the legendary boxer, Olympic champion Alexander Povetkin, himself a native of Kursk. This is his native land, and he personally delivers these humanitarian supplies, accompanying the convoys, “Filimov was quoted as saying by the Kremlin’s press service.
Povetkin, 44, has 36 wins, three losses and one draw. In August 2021, he lost to Dillian Whyte via fourth-round TKO and quickly announced his retirement.
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