Wilder Negotiating W/ Charles Martin.

[Zelda]

Povetkin is the WBC mandatory fighter.. even with Wilder at number 1 he would have to wait till after both Usyk for the WBO and the winner of Povetkin v Whyte 2... unless the WBC pull that out from under the rug to suit Wilder... which wouldn't be all that surprising really.

It is not clear if Povetkin is mandatory. He is an interim champ, which means if somehow Fury gets dethroned, then Povetkin will be the regular champion. But interim champion does not automatically mean mandatory challenger.

It is not a done deal, to the best of my knowledge, that Povetkin vs Whyte 2 is for the mandatory position either. Hearn is trying for that, but it is not a given at the moment.