By Ruslan Chikov
WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko thinks a fight between his brother Wladimir, and IBF mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin will happen. Vitali thinks it's too early in Povetkin's career to fight his brother, but the Russian fighter's team is pushing for the contest and a fight with David Haye is not close to being agreed upon.
"I think that it's early in the career of Sasha Povetkin to box against my brother, but if he wants, and his promoters and managers are pushing for this fight, Wladimir, unfortunately, will have to enter the ring against him," Vitali told Sports Weekend.
"One thing I can say about Povetkin. He is a good a good opponent. He was an Olympic champion and has a good record of fights, and he has never lost, but he has not met some one like Wladimir. Frankly, I am surprised Alexander's manager has not made an application for his fighter to see additional action before the fight with Wladimir.
Vitali thinks he and his brother have made heavyweight history by becoming champions at the same time. They want to make more history by winning every heavyweight title.
"Doing what no one before you has never done - that's what motivates us. We have done for the first time in the history of boxing. For the first time a heavyweight championship belt is owned by two brothers at the same time. Never in the history of boxing has there been a precedent, when two brothers controlled the heavyweight division," Vitali Klitschko said.
"Now our hands want four championship belts. There is only one single belt we don't have. The version from the World Boxing Association (WBA) owner by David Haye does not belong to the Klitschko family."
