By Luke Furman
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) is back on September 26th on Premier Boxing Champions, but he won't be facing his mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (29-1, 21 KOs) next month, or even this year.
But Wilder will have to face Povetkin within the next year. The World Boxing Council will order negotiations in October and they expect the two fighters to battle in early 2016.
Former top cruiserweight Alexander Alekseev says Wilder is a good talent, but doesn't have enough experience to face the Olympic gold medal winner Povetkin.
At the moment, he only gives Wilder a 30% chance of victory.
"Wilder is a typical American prospect. He has the makings of a great boxer, but he needs more time. He has yet to mature. Now his chances in the fight against Povetkin, I would estimate them at 30%. First, he is not sufficiently well trained. Secondly, he has a lot of emotion in his boxing. And when there are emotions, there are tactics used for no needed reason. And when that happens there is a risk - and once you make a mistake - it's over," Alekseev said.
Luke Furman covers boxing for bokser.org
