Alexander Povetkin: record, next fight and profile →
Andrey Ryabinsky was intentionally cryptic and brief in a previous reveal surrounding the destiantion for the heavyweight title fight between Deontay Wilder and Alexander Povetkin, but has since added news worth discussing at length.
Last month, Andrei Ryabinsky, promoter for Olympic gold medal winner and former WBA champion Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22KOs), submitted the winning purse bid to secure the promotional rights for the mandatory fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35KOs).
Last month, Andrei Ryabinsky, promoter for Olympic gold medal winner and former WBA champion Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22KOs), submitted the winner purse bid to secure the promotional rights for the mandatory fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35KOs).
This past Friday - Andrei Ryabinsky, promoter for Olympic gold medal winner and former WBA champion Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22KOs), submitted the winner purse bid to secure the promotional rights for the mandatory fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35KOs).
Andrei Ryabinsky, promoter for Olympic gold medal winner and former WBA champion Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22KOs), says the mandatory fight with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35KOs) is still on track for late May.
Andrei Ryabinsky, promoter for Olympic gold medal winner and former WBA champion Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22KOs), says WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35KOs) could very well have to travel to Russia for his mandatory defense.
Andrey Ryabinsky's World of Boxing (WoB) has secured the rights to promote the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title fight between unbeaten champ Deontay Wilder and mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin. WoB - Povetkin's promoter - submitted a winning amount of $7.15 million during Friday's purse bid hearing at Grand Hyatt Miami in Miami, Florida. The only other bidder present was representatives from DiBella Entertainment, Wilder's promoter who submitted just over $5.1 million.
Today in Miami, the WBC is conducting a purse bid for the WBC World Heavyweight Championship, with Champion Deontay Wilder facing mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin.
Andrei Ryabinsky, promoter for Olympic gold medal winner and former WBA champion Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22KOs), is worried that WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35KOs) will vacate his belt.
While there remains a sliver of hope of two sides reaching a deal, it appears the ordered heavyweight title fight between unbeaten champ Deontay Wilder and mandatory contender Alexander Povetkin will head to a purse bid.