Alexander Povetkin: record, next fight and profile →
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, WBC heavyweight hampion Deontay Wilder and his promoter were countersued on Thursday by Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin and his promoter over the recent cancellation of their title bout, after the Russian tested positive for the banned substance meldonium.
A lawsuit seeking damages for defamation and breach of contract was filed today by boxer Alexander Povetkin and his promoter Andrey Ryabinsky, President of World of Boxing promotional firm . The complaint was lodged today in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The defendants are world super heavyweight boxing champion Deontay Wilder, DiBella Entertainment and its CEO, Lou DiBella. The claim is for at least $34.5 mln.
The WBC, through its Clean Boxing Program, is continuing to evaluate the positive anti-doping result of Alexander Povetkin for the banned substance Meldonium. As the WBC previously reported, it granted WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder a voluntary defense while continuing to thoroughly weigh and gauge all related scientific and medical factors.
It was a whole new Deontay Wilder on display, the sense everyone got the moment he slowly strolled into the Arena Club at Legacy Arena on Wednesday afternoon. The meeting room was set up for a press conference to officially unveil his July 16 title defense versus Chris Arreola, which will be staged at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. However, once it was his turn to speak, the unbeaten heavyweight titlist had something else to reveal.
Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin has retained his mandatory position to WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder - for now. The World Boxing Council, in their latest ratings, has decided to keep Povetkin in the number one slot until their internal investigation concludes at the end of this month
Deontay Wilder will get to defend his heavyweight title at home as well as have his fight with Alexander Povetkin. Only, his upcoming July 16 title fight will come versus Chris Arreola. Meanwhile, his “fight” with Povetkin – previously scheduled for a ring in Moscow on May 21 – will now take place in a courtroom in New York City.
Promoter Andrei Ryabinsky of World of Boxing is ready to come out swinging for his fighter, Olympic gold medal winner and former WBA 'regular' heavyweight world champion Alexander Povetkin.
Alexander Povetkin will soon learn his fate with respect to a showdown with WBC heavyweight king Deontay Wilder.
Following Boxingscene.com's exclusive interview with Andrey Ryabinskiy, promoter of Alexander Povetkin, the World Boxing Council (WBC) mandatory heavyweight contender, I asked WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman to clarify details relating to their investigation following Povetkin's adverse April 27 Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) test and discussed plans to extend the WBC Clean boxing program to include the top 15 in each division.
The promoter for Russian heavyweight boxer Alexander Povetkin said he wants the title fight against WBC champion Deontay Wilder rescheduled for later this year and that new testing proves Povetkin is clean. Wilder had been due to fight Povetkin, his mandatory challenger, on May 21 in Moscow...