Originally posted by Laligalaliga
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The three fighters in front of him were Povetkin, Perez and Fury.
Povetkin and Perez fought in an eliminator and Perez lost by 1st round KO and then fell behind Stiverne.
Tyson Fury won the WBA, IBF and WBO titles and was removed from the WBC ratings.
Meaning Stiverne was next in line to fight Povetkin in the final eliminator. Povetkin failed his drug test on short notice, Stiverne threatened to sue, and was named mandatory as it wouldn't have been fair to make him go through another full camp, especially when the mandatory was already so over due.
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