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Hall of Fame boxing promoter Don King and heavyweight contender Bermane Stiverne hoped to settle things in the ring in Yekaterinburg, Russia with former Olympic gold medalist Alexander Povetkin on Dec. 17, 2016.

Stiverne never got the opportunity in the WBC heavyweight eliminator that morning, when WBC officials announced Povetkin had tested positive for the illegal substance ostarine and the WBC pulled the sanctioning and the fight was cancelled.

King and Don King Productions and Stiverne will now settle things in court as they have filed suit for $2 million in the Court of Arbitration for Sport against Alexander Povetkin and the World of Boxing.

Don King Productions and the World of Boxing came to an agreement on Nov. 6, 2016 for the WBC sanctioned fight between Stiverne and Povetkin scheduled for Dec. 17, 2016 with the winner facing Deontay Wilder.

Both fighters were to receive purses of $1,424,250 and the winner of the fight would have earned an additional $316,500. It was the second failed drug test by Povetkin in a seven-month period.

Stiverne hopes to return to the ring to fight for the world title again.

“Povetkin and Ryabinsky can’t play by the rules of the WBC and VADA,”said King, “and they denied Bermane the opportunity of a lifetime to become heavyweight champion. All the hard work leading up to the fight and then waking up the morning of the fight in Russia and being told that there wouldn’t be a fight is devastating.”

why the 2 year wait

jamamb wrote: ↑04 Oct 2018, 17:14 why the 2 year wait

I honestly think they're just trying to pull an Oquendo and have a lawsuit guarantee a good payday.
The suit is a joke after this long and Stiverne couldn't even to bother training for his fight with Wilder.
The lazy bastard just needs to retire

ya, lol even in filing lawsuits stiverne is slow and lazy

jamamb wrote: ↑04 Oct 2018, 17:14 why the 2 year wait

The honest answer is that often there is no reason to file suit substantially before the statute of limitations is up. During that time you can negotiate to get something comparable you want, with the threat of filing litigation as a chip to put pressure on the other party.

Probably better than money not fighting Povitkin- for his good health I mean. I fear he would have knocked the snot out of Stiverne.

KiwiRider wrote: ↑04 Oct 2018, 21:07 Probably better than money not fighting Povitkin- for his good health I mean. I fear he would have knocked the snot out of Stiverne.

I wish Stiverne would go away

tiny_acres wrote: ↑04 Oct 2018, 19:40

jamamb wrote: ↑04 Oct 2018, 17:14 why the 2 year wait

I honestly think they're just trying to pull an Oquendo and have a lawsuit guarantee a good payday.
The suit is a joke after this long and Stiverne couldn't even to bother training for his fight with Wilder.
The lazy bastard just needs to retire

Yeh I mean he still got a world title shot.

"I know that the American court is quite corrupt, but this corrupt? "


Except that the Court is Based in Switzerland and although they have courtrooms in Sydney, Lusanne and New York American laws don't apply....