"With heavyweight titlist David Haye avoiding a showdown with unified champion Wladimir Klitschko, whom he's called out for the past couple of years, in order to fight English countryman Audley Harrison instead -- British media is reporting that Harrison has agreed to an offer for a Nov. 13 fight -- Klitschko intends to go forward with his mandatory defense against Alexander Povetkin. The IBF would have allowed Klitschko to delay the mandatory in order to make the unification bout, but Haye declined an offer that would have seen him get a 50-50 deal without having to yield options on future bouts. Klitschko's camp asked the IBF this week to order a purse bid for the Povetkin fight. The IBF set the bid for June 29. The fight must take place within 90 days of the bid."
- Dan Rafael
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