Team of the Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin and world champion under version WBC in a super heavyweight American Deontay Wilder entered into negotiations, the Russian side agreed to host the fight in the US coverage of the event at the proper level. This was stated by Andrey Ryabinsky, the head representing the interests of Povetkin’s promotional company «World of Boxing».
«We entered into negotiations with the team Wilder for making the fight, but as long as we simply exchange opinions. My position: if they agree, conduct the battle in America, but I have the only condition is that this fight should be very well promoted, an event that will see the whole world. If for some reason you do not agree, it would be trading where they are or for the big money they buy the rights and carry out the fight, or I buy them for big money right and spend the fight in Russia,» Rabinsky said the Agency «R-Sport».
The winner of the WBC belt Silver Povetkin being the mandatory Challenger for a title fight with Wilder, on 4 November in Kazan held a victorious duel with the pole Mariusz Vach. January 16, Wilder will conduct a mid-fight with a pole Arthur Snips.
It is expected that the battle Wilder-Povetkin fight will take place closer to the summer of 2016.