By Miguel Rivera
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman expects a unification to eventually take place between WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33KOs) and WBA/IBO/IBF/WBO king Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53KOs).
Wilder was back in the ring on Saturday and knocked out challenger Eric Molina in the ninth round. Klitschko has a WBO mandatory in the fall with Tyson fury and then likely has to make another mandatory defense or two.
Because of Wladimir's busy schedule with mandatory defense, Sulaiman would not be surprised is a Wilder unification did not happen until 2017.
"It's definitely one of the biggest fights that can be made in boxing, but Kllitschko has many responsibilities for three of the titles that he has. Right now he has a mandatory due against Tyson Fury. If he wins he will surely have another mandatory, but we'll see. I don't see that fight until 2017," said Sulaiman to ESPN Deportes.
"The heavyweights have lost the brilliance that they've had for many years, but Wilder may be the champion that people have been waiting for. He is an extraordinary champion and certainly can face and beat Klitschko to fill the void that has been open for years."