Peter Fury, uncle and coach of WBO/IBO/WBA heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, gives WBC champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34KOs) the edge over mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22KOs).
The negotiations have already begun, but wealthy Russian businessman and promoter, Andrei Ryabinsky, is looking to stage Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34KOs) vs. Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22KOs) on a date in April or May.
The teams behind Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22KOs) and WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34KOs) are in talks for a mandatory clash, according to the Russian fighter's promoter Andrei Ryabinsky of World of Boxing. Wilder is first set for a defense against tough Polish contender Artur Szpilka on January 16th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Brooklyn, New York - Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 KO’s) has a date for January 16th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Though he has a date and venue, he does not have an opponent. Wilder says if he had it his way, his January opponent would have been his mandatory, Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin.
According to Ivan Kirpa, trainer for Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22KOs), his fighter is ready - right now - to face WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 34KOs). Povetkin was back on November 4th when he stopped Polish giant Mariusz Wach in the twelfth round of their bout in Kazan. Wilder is set to make a voluntary defense on January 16th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The opponent could very well be IBF mandatory challenger Czar Glazkov.
Andrei Ryabińsky, who promotes Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs), is going to do everything possible to secure his fighter the mandatory shot against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs). The World Boxing Council ordered the fight at their recent convention. They approved Wilder's request to have a third voluntary fight on January 16th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis was ringside a few days ago in Russia, and watched Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) stop Polish giant Mariusz Wach in the twelfth round. Povetkin is the mandatory challenger to World Boxing Council [WBC] heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs). A lot of experts are picking Povetkin to win the contest if the two fighters meet in the ring. Their negotiations are going to be ordered in the next few weeks.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, the World Boxing Council has approved a voluntary defense for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. The date presented to the WBC is January 16th, and Wilder's manager and trainer Jay Deas says the target venue is the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Wilder's last two defenses took place in his home state of Alabama.
On November 4 in Kazan (Russia), 36-year-old Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin will collide with former world challenger, 35-year-old Mariusz Wach of Poland. If Povetkin is victorious, his next fight should be against the current world champion of the World Boxing Council, Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34KOs).
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34KOs) says there is no way that he plans to sit on the bench, while waiting around for mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (29-1, 21KOs) to be ready and available to face him. Povetkin is back on November 4th when he fights Mariusz Wach in Kazan. Wilder wants to fight in December or January, which may create a scheduling issue for Povetkin with such as short time span.