Former WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) halted Mariusz Wach (31-2, 17 KOs) in the 12th round on Wednesday night at the Basket Hall Arena in Kazan, Russia.
Povetkin dominated the action from the first bell and connected with hard shots in the second and third rounds.
Wach did have some success, landing a overhand right towards the end of the fourth round which cut Povetkin above his left eye, but the Russian remained in command and took the fight to his Polish opponent…