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Roland Bebak, manager of Felix Sturm, has confirmed that his fighter has decided to vacate his World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight title. Due to an lingering elbow injury, Bebak says the boxer is unable to defend his title.
World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight Felix Sturm, who is suspected of doping, will finally open his B-sample on October 12 at the Institute of Biochemistry of Sports in Cologne. This was stated in a letter to the court in Cologne.
No surprise here. Promoters Don King and Andrey Ryabinsky were unable to reach an agreement on the mandatory WBC eliminator between Alexander Povetkin and Bermane Stiverne.
A date and location has been finalized for IBF/WBA cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev's mandatory defense against dangerous unbeaten challenger Murat Gassiev.
Felix Sturm is finally on the verge of his losing his WBA super middleweight title, according to Umar Kremlev, manager of Russian 168-pound contender Fedor Chudinov
According to Russian promoter Andrey Ryabinsky, the fight between heavyweight contender Alexander Ustinov (33-1, 24 KOs) and WBA interim-champion Luis Ortiz (25-0, 22 KOs) will not happen as planned.
Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr., who obtained Russian citizenship last year, is pleased that his countryman Alexander Povetkin is back in the mix for the heavyweight crown.
According to Andrey Ryabinsky, who promotes Alexander Povetkin, the ongoing negotiations with Don King, for the mandatory fight with Bermane Stiverne - are extremely difficult and a purse bid is likely.
Vlad Hryunov, manager of heavyweight contender Alexander Ustinov (33-1, 24 KOs), says a date and location is being pursued for the mandatory clash with WBA interim-champion Luis Ortiz (25-0, 22 KOs).
Russian boxer Vladimir Nikitin, who defeated Michael Conlan with a controversial upset decision in Tuesday's Olympic quarter-final, has received several offers to go pro.