WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman
declaredthat the fight on October 15 between Deontay Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) and Robert Helenius (31-3, 20 KOs) will be the semi-final qualifier for the title. That is, the winner will have to meet Andy Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) in the eliminator final, and only there it will become clear who will fight Tyson Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs), if he still exists at that time champion.
Ruiz won his semi-final last Sunday by defeating Luis Ortiz by decision.
But the joke is that the World Boxing Council previously practically recognized the fight between Wilder and Helenius as an eliminator, without any prefixes “semi-final”.
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In other words, Deontey, if he defeats the Finn as expected, will have the right to say – I was also promised a fight with the champion for the victory over Helenius, keep your word.
Let’s see how the American puncher will react to the news from the head of the WBC.
Deontay was asked about the duel with Ruiz – he suddenly started talking about death.
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