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Alexander Povetkin vs John Castle — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Alexander Povetkin

John Castle

Alexander Povetkin (36-3-1) and John Castle (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Povetkin

36

Wins25 KO · 69%

3

Losses

1

Draw41 tracked bouts

Castle

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Povetkin leads 1–0

Alexander Povetkin and John Castle have met 1 time; Povetkin leads 1–0.

Alexander Povetkin and John Castle have met 1 time; Povetkin leads 1–0.
Met2005Oct 1Series
Alexander PovetkinFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John CastleFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultRTDR11Meeting

The Numbers

Povetkin 5 · Castle 0 of 5 measurable rows
PovetkinCastle
Record†
36-3-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
91.3% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 25
25 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
69.44%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
70%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.6
2.6 (edge)
1.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 41
41
2

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Alexander Povetkin: 6′2″
John Castle: No height on file
Reachnot held
Alexander Povetkin: 75″
John Castle: No reach on file
Agenot held
Alexander Povetkin: 47
John Castle: No date of birth
Stance
Alexander Povetkin: Orthodox
John Castle: Not recorded

Alexander Povetkin left, John Castle right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Alexander Povetkin37 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

Alexander Povetkin: 37 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (70%) and 11 on the cards (30%). Counted from 41 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 70%11 on the cards 30%

John Castle0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

John Castle: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Castle yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Alexander Povetkin 41, John Castle 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Alexander Povetkin last boxed on Mar 27, 2021 — 2,034 days ago. Povetkin had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Dillian Whyte.LWDWL

Joshua Sep 2018Fury Aug 2019Hunter Dec 2019Whyte Aug 2020Whyte Mar 20212.6 tracked bouts per year

John Castle last boxed on Feb 22, 2007 — 7,181 days ago. Castle had lost two straight.LL

Povetkin Oct 2005Morrison Feb 20071.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Alexander Povetkin and John Castle ever fought each other?
Yes. Alexander Povetkin and John Castle met once on October 1, 2005, and Alexander Povetkin won by RTD in round 1.
The meeting

WOct 1, 2005 · Povetkin · RTD R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Povetkin or Castle?
Alexander Povetkin is 36-3-1 and John Castle is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Alexander Povetkin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Povetkin36–3–191.3%

Castle0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Povetkin or Castle?
Alexander Povetkin has 25 knockout wins and John Castle has 0. Alexander Povetkin has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Povetkin2569.4%

Castle0

The Numbers ↓
Do Povetkin and Castle have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Alexander Povetkin and John Castle have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Povetkin and Castle?
This comparison is drawn from 41 bouts tracked for Alexander Povetkin and 2 bouts tracked for John Castle. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Povetkin41bouts

Castle2bouts

How They Win ↓

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