Bermane Stiverne: record, next fight and profile →
Moscow could be in store for a very big doubleheader on December 3rd. As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, World of Boxing revealed the Khodynka Ice Palace as the finalized venue for the scheduled fight between IBF/WBA cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev and mandatory challenger Murat Gassiev.
Andrey Ryabinsky has outbid Don King to secure the promotional rights to the mandatory WBC eliminator between Alexander Povetkin and Bermane Stiverne.
No surprise here. Promoters Don King and Andrey Ryabinsky were unable to reach an agreement on the mandatory WBC eliminator between Alexander Povetkin and Bermane Stiverne.
Former WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne (25-2-1) is looking forward to his upcoming fight against Alexander Povetkin (30-1). The WBC recently ordered the two fighters to face each other for the interim WBC heavyweight title. The winner will become the full champion Deontay Wilder's mandatory challenger when he recovers from injury.
In January of 2015, Bermane Stiverne (25-2-1) lost his WBC heavyweight title to Deontay Wilder at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Before the year is over he will have a chance to get himself back in position for redemption. The WBC recently ordered Stiverne to face Alexander Povetkin (30-1) for the interim title. The winner will become the mandatory challenger and next opponent of Wilder who is currently recovering from surgeries to his hand and shoulder.
According to Andrey Ryabinsky, who promotes Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin, the ongoing negotiations for the mandatory fight with Bermane Stiverne are still ongoing and both sides have until September 30th or else a purse bid will take place.
Bermane Stiverne Video Interview - Ivan Kirpa, trainer of Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin, says his boxer is expecting a tough bout with former world champion Bermane Stiverne, who is based in Las Vegas.
Ivan Kirpa, trainer of Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin, says his boxer is expecting a tough bout with former world champion Bermane Stiverne, who is based in Las Vegas.
Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr., who obtained Russian citizenship last year, is pleased that his countryman Alexander Povetkin is back in the mix for the heavyweight crown.
According to Andrey Ryabinsky, who promotes Alexander Povetkin, the ongoing negotiations with Don King, for the mandatory fight with Bermane Stiverne - are extremely difficult and a purse bid is likely.