By Jeff Aranow: 35-year-old former two-time world title challenger Chris Arreola (36-4-1, 31 KOs) is the fighter that is being talked about as WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s opponent for his next fight in July, according to a source from the LA Times.
Wilder was given another voluntary defense by the World Boxing Council after his previous opponent Alexander Povetkin tested positive for the banned substance Meldonium. Wilder was supposed to fight Povetkin on May 21 in Moscow, Russia.
Wilder wants Arreola as his opponent, according to the LA Times. Arreola isn’t ranked in the top 15 by any of the four sanctioning bodies at this time. However, the WBC will likely give Arreola a quick top 15 ranking as soon as Wilder’s promoter Lou Dibella makes it official.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) says he still wants to give Russian Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) a real thrashing despite him having tested positive for a banned drug Meldonium, which has resulted in their fight being postponed. 
By Jeff Aranow: The promoter for #1 WBC Alexander Povetkin, Andrey Ryabinskiy, had a press conference on Monday in Moscow, Russia to talk about Povetkin’s positive drug test for the drug Medronium and his postponed fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. 
By Scott Gilfoid: Now that the fight between WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and Alexander Povetkin is dead in the water after Povetkin’s positive drug test for the banned substance Meldonium, Deontay’s co-manager Jay Deas says the 6’7” talent will be back inside the ring at the end of summer in September against an opponent still to be determined. 
By Scott Gilfoid: Showtime executive vice president of sports Stephen Espinoza believes they’ll be putting on a fight between WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) and IBF champion Anthony Joshua (16-0, 16 KOs) by next year in 2017. Espinoza thinks the Wilder vs. Joshua fight can take place in the United States in New York or Las Vegas. 
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.
By Gerardo Granados: It was reported that heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin tested positive to a banned substance previous his scheduled fight against WBC heavyweight belt holder Deontay Wilder. Meldonium is the name of the substance and I guess that the reader and I don’t know much about it, but if it is banned, then there should have been a good reason to do so.