The head of the World of Boxing LLC promotion company Andrey Ryabinsky admitted that he would ask Alexander Povetkin to hang up his gloves after the upcoming fight with Dillian Whyte.
“Sasha is an older athlete. I want him to make money, and this rematch is a well-paid thing. He had this fight, then one or two more, and then he had to leave. I want him to leave with the money, so that he will be fine. Quite a cynical, everyday reason, but I'm telling you the truth.
"It's not safe to continue. Health, age. I do not want him to receive any serious injury and leave the ring with serious consequences. I want him to leave as a normal person. Desirable as a winner.
"I will persuade him to end his career. But this is his business, he makes a decision. He's a grown man. I will tell him my opinion, he will make a decision.
"It's not a fact that I will succeed, but I will definitely do it. Most likely it won't work. He will now start again: "Well, if only a couple more fights, I feel great." I know this whole song, I heard it many times,” Ryabinsky said in an interview with Sport-Express.
Recall that Povetkin - Whyte rematch will take place on March 6. In the first fight in August last year, the Russian won by knockout.