Tuesday, 17 May 2016

Wilder on Povetkin doping: Like coming to fight with a knife (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 4, 2013 file photo, Alexander Povetkin, center, is weighed during the weigh-in session in Moscow, Russia. The WBC says heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder's title defense against Alexander Povetkin has been postponed after the Russian challenger failed a drug test. The WBC says it is investigating the case,

Deontay Wilder was willing to risk his heavyweight title and unbeaten mark against a hometown hero in Moscow. ''This is already a put your life on the line type of sport,'' Wilder said. Wilder was training in England and about to take a plane to Moscow when his camp got word Sunday that Alexander Povetkin had tested positive to meldonium, the seeming drug du jour of Russian athletes.



Wilder on Povetkin doping: Like coming to fight with a knife (The Associated Press) Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

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