By Big-G1977: Now that the fight between AJ and Wilder is not the next one but potentially next year let’s look at the options available. Using a basis of 2 fights a year I will speculate as to what could happen and the impacts on each of the fighters career over the potential next 3 fights if they avoid each other.
By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn thinks Deontay Wilder and his management are playing games by not returning the contract for the Anthony Joshua fight, so he now is ready to move on and match AJ against WBA mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin for September.
By Scott Gilfoid: The World Boxing Association is ready to order champion Anthony Joshua to defend his WBA heavyweight title against mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin. The WBA will be ordering the fight within 24 hours, according to Sky Sports News.
By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Eddie Hearn says he has a deal that he already has a deal in position between IBF, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and his WBA mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin, but there’s still a possibility WBC champion Deontay Wilder could get the fight depending on his willingness to come to the UK for the match.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBA mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin’s Russian promoter Andrey Ryabinskiy states that negotiations have started for a fight against WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua for a fight that could take place in UK, USA or Russia.
By Scott Gilfoid: The World Boxing Association has officially ordered the fight between WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin. The management for the two fighters has 30 days to negotiate the fight before a purse bid takes place.
By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn can forget about trying to push Dillian Whyte onto Alexander Povetkin, as the Russian fighter is making it clear that he ONLY wants his WBA mandated title shot against Anthony Joshua now.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBA president Gilberto Mendoza has told Sky Sports that the winner of this Saturday’s fight between #1 WBA Alexander Povetkin and David Price will be the mandatory challenger to WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, and they should come next for him unless he faces WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in a unification fight.
By Jim Dower: Alexander Povetkin (33-1, 23 KOs) is now rated as the No.1 contender for WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. This move by the World Boxing Association in placing the 38-year-old Povetkin at No.1 was not unexpected. Povetkin’s recent win over Christian Hammer was viewed as a fight to lock him in as Joshua’s WBA mandatory.