Alexander Povetkin

By Eric Baldwin: Alexander Povetkin continues to be the #1 mandatory challenger to WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder in the World Boxing Council’s new ratings for August. This means that the WBC still hasn’t made up their mind what they’re going to do with the 36-year-old Povetkin after his positive drug test for a banned substance.

Wilder, 30, appears to be getting tired of the WBC taking their time, and he’s talking now of wanting to get it over with and facing Povetkin because he feels confident that he can beat him.

The WBC is still investigating Povetkin’s case. Just when they’ll make their ultimate decision is anyone’s guess.

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By Scott Gilfoid: Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder says he’s still interested in fighting #1 World Boxing Council contender Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) despite him having tested positive for a banned substance in the past. The unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) says he’ll give the 36-year-old Povetkin a beating once they face each other.

As of now, the WBC is still yet to determine what they’re going to be doing with Povetkin. Wilder wants the WBC to hurry up and make a decision, but they’re taking their time. Wilder is talking like he’ll go ahead and fight Povetkin just to get it over with. However, right now, Wilder is coming off of surgery for a broken right hand and torn right biceps muscle.

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By Patrick McHugh: The World Boxing Council sent out a press release on Tuesday, saying that their committee still hasn’t decided the case of #1 WBC heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin yet. The WBC plans on continuing their investigation.

They’ve offered WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder to come meet with them this month so that he can have his own medical and scientific team discuss the case.

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Ryabinsky press statement: The new doping test of the Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin, taken May 17, 2016, showed no traces of Meldonium. This was reported today by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) with reference to the results of analyses conducted by the laboratory in Los Angeles. The sample taken a week earlier also lacked traces of Meldonium. Thus, only one of Povetkin’s six samples revealed extremely low concentrations of the prohibited drug.

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By Patrick McHugh: The World Boxing Council came out with a statement on Wednesday, saying that they’re still investigating the positive drug test from #1 WBC mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs), and that they will be making a ruling on his situation in the future.

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman says Deontay is free to take a voluntary defense of his title while he waits for the ruling from the WBC on Povetkin. Wilder has already taken three voluntary defenses since beating former WBC champion Bermane Stiverne last year in January by a 12 round decision.

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By Jeff Aranow: It’s been a week since the World Boxing Council postponed the title fight between WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder vs. Alexander Povetkin after Povetkin’s positive test for the banned substance Meldonium and yet the WBC still hasn’t suspended the 36-year-old Povetkin or officially removed him as Wilder’s mandatory challenger.

If you look at the WBC’s top 15 rankings, Povetkin is still listed as the No.1 contender in the division. Povetkin tested positive for Meldonium on April 27 during VADA’s testing of the two fighters. .

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By Dan Ambrose: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s co-manager Jay Deas says his title defense against his WBC mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) has been canceled, not postponed like World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman announced on Sunday in a press statement. There is difference. Sulaiman’s announcement made it appear to some boxing fans that the fight will be rescheduled at a later date. Deas is saying the fight is definitely canceled.

“The fight’s canceled,” Deas said to tuscaloosanews.com. “There is no postponement. It’s canceled. You can’t just pick up a fight and move it to another date and time as if it were a fighter with an injured hand. That’s a postponement. This was a violation of WBC rules, therefore this is a cancellation, which means we have to see what all the fallout is before we can proceed in any way. It’s definitely 100 percent canceled.”

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