By Ruslan Chikov

WBO/IBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is not against the possibilty of taking additional drug tests for a fight with mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin. The camp of Povetkin have requested the involvment of WADA [World Anti-Doping Agency] and their drug testing procedures in a fight with Klitschko.

Klitschko's manager Bernd Boente, trainer Emanuel Steward, and older brother Vitali Klitschko, have called the drug test demands ridiculous. Vitali says Wladimir will only take tests but only if they are ordered by the local boxing federation in either Germany or Russia [depending on where it takes place]. Wladimir himself says the WADA tests are not an issue. The main concern for Klitschko is to get Povetkin in the ring.

Klitschko told Sportbox that he refuses to deal or even respond to Povetkin's manager Vladimir Hryunov, the man pushing for the WADA tests. Right now Klitschko's camp is negotiating to make a fight with David Haye and they are also discussing a fight with Povetkin.

"Honestly I have to say it's very funny because we've had no cases of doping and there have been no problems. If I need to pass tests based on the rules of WADA, okay - I'll pass them. The main thing is that Sasha comes to the ring and fight happens," Klitschko said to Russian reporter Alexander Pavlov.