By Luke Furman
As reported last week, Russian manager and promoter Vladimir Hryunov is planning to legally protest the recent agreement for the WBA's mandatory fight between champion Wladimir Klitschko and unbeaten challenger Tyson Fury.
Hryunov, who came on behalf of promoter Frank Warren, was present at the WBA's purse bid in Panama City. He was planning to submit a bid of over $18 million. A few years ago it was Hryunov, that time on behalf of Russian businessman Andrei Ryabisnky, who bid $23 million to snatch the rights to Klitschko's fight with Alexander Povetkin.
Hryunov claims that an agreement was never reached by the official start of the purse bid. He says the purse bid's start time was intentionally delayed, in violation of the WBA's rules, so Klitschko's team could reach an agreement with Fury's promoter Mick Hennessey. According to Hryunov, Klitschko's team saw him prior to the purse bid's official start, and then delayed the proceeding because they felt they were likely going to be outbid.
published in his microblog first evidence that trades on the fight between champion in three versions Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko and British Tyson Fury does not start on time. Experts call this fact is a gross violation of rules and regulations WBA.
It should be noted that the Internet Hryunov unveiled a screenshot from a mobile phone on which he and other market participants are waiting for their start. In the picture also indicated and the time when the picture was taken - 11:08. The auction is to be exactly start at 11:00 on Monday, July 6.
"My lawyer is preparing a lawsuit," said Hryunov to Sportbox.
Klitschko's manager, Bernd Boente, spoke to the German press and said the lawsuit threats by Hryunov are nothing more than hype. He says Hyrunov is making a big deal over the purse bid to get his name in the press.
"It's all nonsense. There is no court claim and never will be," said Boente. "Mr. Hryunov said all of this just to raise some hype in the media. What does he have as a cause of action? Nothing. He wants to make himself look more important in the eyes of others. I do not even want to have any conversations on the subject, because there is not much to talk about."
Luke Furman covers boxing for bokser.org.