The WBC heavyweight championship of the world was scheduled to be contested on May 21, 2016 in Russia. The Bout was Champion Deontay Wilder’s mandatory defense of his title against Mandatory Challenger Alexander Povetkin. The Bout was the result of a purse bid the WBC conducted and which promoter World of Boxing won.
The World Boxing Council has released their ratings for the month of August and Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22KOs) has retained his mandatory position, sitting at number one, to WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36KOs).
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36KOs) is confused as to why it's taking the World Boxing Council several months to issue a ruling on Alexander Povetkin.
Over the weekend BoxingScene.com caught up with WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
Deontay Wilder was supposed to defend his heavyweight title in May in Russia against his most accomplished opponent, mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin. Instead, he’ll be fighting at home in Alabama next week against a foe, Chris Arreola, who admits he doesn’t deserve the shot.
On June 14, 2016, the WBC assembled and convened an Emergency Review Committee that included scientific, medical and legal advisors. The Committee reviewed and discussed the information available concerning Alexander Povetkin`s positive test result for the banned substance Meldonium.
A few years ago, Russian heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) retained the services of veteran trainer Teddy Atlas. The two worked with each other for a short time and parted ways prior to Povetkin's defense of the WBA 'regular' title against Marco Huck in early 2012. There was a lot of internal controversy during that period, after Atlas persuaded Povetkin to withdraw from a scheduled fight with unified champion Wladimir Klitschko in 2010. That fight finally took place in 2013.
World Boxing Council (WBC) President Mauricio Sulaiman has paid very close attention to the recent ruling handed down by WADA [World Anti Doping Agency] as it relates to the recently banned substance Meldonium.
Andrei Ryabinsky, promoter for former WBA 'regular' heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin, has received confirmation from WADA [World Anti-Doping Agency] that his boxer is clean.
The World Boxing Council (WBC) will make a decision on the pending case of Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin by July 12th, according to Povetkin's legal counsel Alexey Karpenko. Povetkin was scheduled to face WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder on May 21 in Moscow. but Povetkin tested positive for...