Deontay Wilder would have much rather been in the ring tonight than watching any given boxing telecast from his living room couch. The timing of the fourth defense of his heavyweight title didn’t work out as planned, but the good news is that he won’t have to wait long to get back on course.
Andrei Ryabinsky, promoter of Olympic gold medal winner and former WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin, is hoping to finalize a new date for a mandatory bout with WBC champion Deontay Wilder by year's end.
The Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin is the latest of a string of top boxers who have been juicing up on illegal substances and unfortunately his positive test for compatriot Maria Sharapova’s tipple of choice, meldonium, has resulted in the cancellation of his challenge for WBC world heavyweight title in Moscow this weekend.
Deontay Wilder is getting his lawyers ready, because the WBC heavyweight champion wants the money that he was due for the mandatory fight with Alexander Povetkin.
Deontay Wilder says he still wants to beat Alexander Povetkin despite the postponement of their WBC heavyweight showdown. American Wilder (36-0-35KOs) was due to head to Moscow this week for the fourth defence of his belt against Povetkin on Saturday, but the fight was cancelled after the Russian failed a drugs test.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35KOs) is still in shock with the recent turns of events which saw his mandatory fight with Alexander Povetkin get canceled.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach was present at Monday's press conference in Moscow, Russia - where World of Boxing CEO Andrei Ryabinsky met with the media to discuss the situation with Olympic gold medal winner and former WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin.
No Pay for Deontay. World of Boxing CEO Andrei Ryabinsky, who promotes Olympic gold medal winner and former WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin, is not going to pay WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder - until the undefeated puncher goes through with his mandatory obligation.
MOSCOW — Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin denied taking meldonium Monday after a failed doping test caused his fight against WBC champion Deontay Wilder to be postponed.
by David P. Greisman - Deontay Wilder was supposed to be in Moscow this week. He was supposed to be days away from stepping into the ring with Alexander Povetkin, the mandatory challenger to Wilder’s world title and a better opponent than anyone Wilder had ever faced before. Wilder was supposed to earn a minimum of $4.5 million dollars, plus another $715,000 if he were to leave Russia as the victor.