Russian world champion Alexander Povetkin called the best boxer of the month WBA

Povetkin on August 27 in Erfurt, Germany in the battle for the vacant WBA title won by unanimous decision of the Uzbek boxer Ruslan Chagaev – 116-112, 117-113 (twice). The defeat threw Chagaev in the August rankings from first to fifth place. Headed classification WBA American Hasim Rahman. In three of the best boxers of the registry also includes David Haye and Finn Robert Helenius, after knockout victory in Erfurt over former world champion of the WBO Byelorussian Sergey Ljahovichem moved from ninth position to third. Russian Alexander Ustinov has risen from sixth to fourth line, exchanging places with compatriot Denis Boitsov. Former WBA champion Nikolai Valuev has moved from 14th place to 13th. In the first heavyweight (up to 90.7 kg) Russian Denis Lebedev took sixth position, and Valery Brudov – 15th. In other weight Matvey Korobov (72.6) rating is the sixth number, Dmitri Suhotsky (79.4) – the eighth, and Sergey Kovalev (79.4) – 14th.