Povetkin’s promoter aims for Wilder fight this year (The Associated Press)
The promoter for Russian heavyweight boxer Alexander Povetkin said Tuesday he wants the title fight against WBC champion Deontay Wilder rescheduled for later this year and that new testing proves Povetkin is clean. Wilder had been due to fight Povetkin, his mandatory challenger, on May 21 in Moscow before the Russian tested positive for meldonium, causing the WBC to postpone the fight indefinitely for an investigation. Wilder’s promoter Lou DiBella opposes any talk of rescheduling before a WBC ruling.